Julia Nicol
Julia Nicol | |
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 Nicol in 1989 | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Died | 3 April 2019 (aged 62–63) |
| Education | University of Cape Town |
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| Known for | LGBT activism |
| Notable work | co-founder and leader of the Organisation of Lesbian and Gay Activists |
| Partner | Sheila Lapinsky |
Julia Nicol (1956 – 3 April 2019) was a South African activist and librarian. Nicol worked with LGBT groups in South Africa and was a co-founder and leader of the Organisation of Lesbian and Gay Activists (OLGA).
Biography
[edit]Nicol was born in 1956 in Johannesburg.[1] She went to school at the University of Cape Town and worked as a librarian until her retirement in 1997.[1]
Nicol started working as an LGBT activist in the beginning of the 1980s.[2] She co-founded the first organisation for lesbians in South Africa called Lesbians in Love and Compromising Situations (LILACS).[2] As an activist, Nicol was also involved with The Gay Association of South Africa (GASA) and was a founding member of the Lesbians and Gays Against Oppression (LAGO).[3][4] Later, LAGO became the Organisation of Lesbian and Gay Activists (OLGA) with Nicol and her partner, Sheila Lapinsky, the only lesbian members of the group and served in leadership roles.[2][5] Lapinsky and Nicol were both directly responsible for ensuring that LGBT rights were part of the wider anti-apartheid movement, particularly in the African National Congress (ANC).[6]
Nicol died on 3 April 2019.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Hoad, Neville Wallace; Martin, Karen; Reid, Graeme (2005). Sex and Politics in South Africa. Cape Town: Juta and Company Ltd. ISBN 978-1-77013-015-9.
- 1 2 3 "The Julia Nicol Photographic Collection" (PDF). GALA. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "Remembering and Honouring Julia Nicol" (PDF). GALA. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ Chernis, Linda (10 February 2023). "The Gala Archives: Preserving The "Queerer" Side of Queer Cape Town". In Camminga, B.; Matebeni, Z. (eds.). Beyond the Mountain, Queer Life in "Africa's Gay Capital". Routledge. ISBN 978-1-003-36706-2. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ Chesnut, Mark (24 September 1989). "Out of South Africa" (PDF). Out Week (14): 35.
- 1 2 "Julia Nicol". South African History Online. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- 1956 births
- 2019 deaths
- South African LGBTQ rights activists
- People from Johannesburg
- South African librarians
- University of Cape Town alumni
- South African lesbians
- South African women librarians
- South African women civil rights activists
- South African civil rights activists
- 20th-century South African LGBTQ people
- 21st-century South African LGBTQ people