Gregory Hinton

Author and historian Gregory Hinton (Bus’77) won the Society for American Archivists 2023 Diversity Award for his reading of “A Sissy in Wyoming,” a story based on the life of Larry “Sissy” Goodwin, a prominent activist and cross-dress-er from Wyoming. For his Wyoming tour readings of “A Sissy in Wyoming,” Gregory also won the 2023 Award of Excellence by the American Association for State and Local History. In 2009 Gregory created an educational program called “Out West,” which taught the history and culture of LGBTQ+ in the American West, a theme that has been a continual focus of his work.