Ariel Gore

Ariel Gore (born June 25, 1970) is a journalist, memoirist, novelist, nonfiction author, and teacher. Gore has authored more than ten books. Gore's fiction and nonfiction work also explores creativity, spirituality, queer culture, and positive psychology. She is the founding editor/publisher of ''Hip Mama'', an Alternative Press Award-winning publication covering the culture and politics of motherhood. Through her work on ''Hip Mama'', Gore is widely credited with launching maternal feminism and the contemporary mothers' movement.

Her anthology ''Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose City'' won the best "LGBT anthology" at the 22nd annual Lambda Literary Award in 2010. Provided by Wikipedia