|
|
WINDY CITY TIMES
|
|---|
|
|
|
PASSAGES David A. Cohen, PINK Magazine founder, dies
2014-02-27
|
|
This article shared 9456 times since Thu Feb 27, 2014
|
|
David A. Cohen, 59, who was the founder and publisher of the LGBT publications the PINK Pages, Pride Magazine, and subsequently PINK magazine, has died.
Cohen immigrated to the U.S. from Israel in the 1980s. He lived in New York City before settling in Chicago. Cohen's PINK Pages was the first "yellow pages" to serve the LGBT community in New York City in 1990. He expanded the PINK Pages nationwide to other U.S. cities including Chicago, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
In 1995, Cohen launched Pride Magazine, an entertainment/lifestyle-oriented LGBT magazine. In 2011, the PINK Pages and Pride Magazine merged into one publication called PINK Magazine. This award-winning magazine was offered in print and on the web ( www.pinkmag.com ) and featured LGBT community events, entertainment, fashion, as well as a directory of gay and gay-friendly businesses.
In addition to being a publisher and print/web designer, Cohen was a fine artist. Working in acrylics, watercolor and pen and ink, Cohen's fluid and abstract style was reminiscent of Picasso and Matisse, according to his friends. He often shared his art with those friends, and recently had developed a line of greeting cards featuring his colorful work.
Cohen sponsored many philanthropic efforts and fundraisers for the LGBT community. Benefactors included Howard Brown Health Center, Center on Halsted, the Lesbian Community Care Project ( LCCP ), GLBT Historical Society ( San Francisco ), Dining Out for Life, Reeling Film Festival, Chicago House, and more.
He died peacefully in Chicago on Jan. 29, 2014, surrounded by family. He survived by his brother Doron Cohen ( Manny ), sister Karen ( Jamie ) Wiener and two nephews ( Ely and Ziv ) all of New York, NY, and sister Edna ( Uzi ) Uzieal of Israel. Per his wishes, Cohen was buried near his family at Beth Moses Cemetery, Long Island, NY. A private celebration will be held in Cohen's honor in Chicago.
|
|
|
|
This article shared 9456 times since Thu Feb 27, 2014
|
| ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE |
|---|
| 
|  | Groundbreaking U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein passes away at 90 2023-09-29
- Dianne Feinstein—the oldest member of the U.S. Senate and the longest-serving senator from California—has passed away at age 90. Feinstein had planned to retire at the end of her 2024 term, according to CNBC. Shecast her ...
| 
| | PASSAGES: Chicago musician, producer and DJ Don Crescendo 2023-09-24
- Queer Chicago musician, producer and DJ Rodney Donovan Taylor, a.k.a. Don Crescendo, was fatally stabbed on the evening of Sept. 12 in his Avondale neighborhood apartment building. He died Sept. 15 at Illinois Masonic Hospital after ...
| 
| | Marge Summit's life to be celebrated Oct. 15 2023-09-15
--From a press release - A celebration of the extraordinary life of Marge Summit, the legendary Chicago bar owner, promoter of live music artists, political advocate and much more who passed away on May 16, 2023. Born Sept. 3, 1935 in ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Beauman "Beau" Kent Breeden 2023-08-16
- Beauman "Beau" Kent Breeden, 41, passed away Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Beau is survived by his partner, Eddie Gamboa, and their rabbits Cap and Debbie, as well as queer family that went above and beyond to ...
| 
| | PASSAGES: Former OPALGA+ board member, editor JoAnn Ziebarth 2023-08-10
- Former Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Association (OPALGA+) board member and editor JoAnn Ziebarth died July 18 after suffering a bad fall. She was 67. Ziebarth was born Dec. 27, 1955, in DeKalb, where ...
| 
| | Legendary film director William Friedkin dies at 87 2023-08-08
- Famed movie director/producer/screenwriter William Friedkin has died at age 87. According to IMDb, Friedkin's career was extremely varied, as he directed everything from the classic horror film The Exorcist to the influential 1969 gay film The ...
| 
| | Singer Sinead O'Connor dies at 56 2023-07-26
- Sinead O'Connor—the Irish singer and activist who scored a global smash with a cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" in 1990 and who was banned from Saturday Night Live for tearing up a photo of ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Performer-teacher Jeffrey Stephen Carlson 2023-07-11
- Jeffrey Stephen Carlson, 48, of Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood passed away July 6. He was both an accomplished Broadway actor and esteemed classical performer, as well as a dedicated teacher of Shakespeare, who leaves behind a legacy ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Radical poet, theorist, educator, activist Minnie Bruce Pratt 2023-07-07
- Radical poet, essayist, educator, theorist and feminist, LGBTQ+, anti-racist and anti-imperialist activist Minnie Bruce Pratt died June 2 in Syracuse, New York surrounded by friends and family members, after a brief and sudden illness. She was ...
| 
| | Passages: Benjamin Feathers passes away 2023-07-06
- Benjamin Feathers, "Pup Fenrir", 41, of Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, died in an apartment fire on July 1. Ben lived a very lively life. He was a lifestyle member of Chicago's Leather community. Like so many others, ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Music producer, vocalist, business owner Ralph Lampkin Jr. 2023-06-30
- Music producer, vocalist and business owner Ralph Lampkin, Jr. died June 24 of a heart attack. He was 66. Lampkin was born April 29, 1957, in New York City, where he lived with his parents Ralph ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Athlete and retired restaurant manager Michael L. Reid 2023-06-17
- Athlete and retired restaurant manager Michael L. Reid died peacefully under hospital care June 11 due to complications from a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 65. Reid was born February 28, 1958, in Dayton, Ohio ...
| 
| | Anti-LGBTQ+ televangelist Pat Robertson dies at 93 2023-06-08
- The Rev. Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson—an influential and controversial voice of conservative Christianity who even ran for president in 1988—has died at age 93. The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) initially ...
| 
| | Openly gay experimental artist/filmmaker Kenneth Anger dies at 96 2023-05-24
- Experimental filmmaker and artist Kenneth Anger has died at age 96. According to Variety, his gallery—Sprueth Magers, operated by Monika Spruth and Philomene Magers—confirmed the news on their website, writing ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Chicago cultural and music advocate, poet, educator Diane Gomez 2023-05-18
- Chicago cultural and music advocate, poet and educator Diane Gomez died May 5 due to complications from cancer. She was 70. Gomez was born September 28, 1952, on the South Side of Chicago to a very ...
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
 | Mexican Museum presents Queer Fiesta
| | SHOWBIZ Outfest, Halo, 'Sex Education,' trans singer, 'Doctor Who'
| | WORLD African efforts, HIV in Amsterdam, Donatella Versace, 'The Queen in Me'
| | DANCE Deeply Rooted performing Nov. 3 at the Auditorium Theatre
| | NATIONAL Bisexual politicians, DADT, NBJC awards, crimes, Buttigieg | |
|
|
|
|
