Rush Stella

American journalist and LGBT rights activist, also known by her pen name Sten Russell. She was a regular reporter for the gay rights magazine ONE (1954–1961) and the lesbian rights magazine The Ladder (1957–1968). She became involved with the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), a lesbian rights organization, in 1957, and was a co-founder and treasurer of the organizations Los Angeles chapter. She served as the Los Angeles reporter for its official publication, The Ladder. She mainly reported on conferences, seminars, and new research into homosexuality, and also published poems in the magazine. Rush was bisexual. She was in a relationship with Helen Sandoz for thirty years; they met in 1957 and lived together in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, until Sandozs death in 1987. Stella Rush died on 25 July 2015 at age 90. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less