Dr. Don Kilhefner '60

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Writer, and Gay Liberation Pioneer, based in Hollywood, California

• Member of Millersville University’s Class of 1960, the first class to graduate under the name Millersville State College

• Served as one of the first Peace Corps Volunteers (1962–1965), teaching history in Dessie, Ethiopia, and helping to build a school and establish a free lunch program for students

• Earned an M.A. in African History from Howard University and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Commonwealth University, with additional graduate work at UCLA

• Co-founder and Founding Executive Director of the Los Angeles LGBT Center (formerly the Gay Community Services Center), now the largest organization of its kind in the world

• Co-founder of the Radical Faeries movement (1979), an international gay-centered consciousness and spirituality movement exploring identity, community, and purpose

• Creator of numerous community-based conferences and workshops promoting intergenerational dialogue and spiritual development within the LGBTQ+ community

• Licensed clinical psychologist specializing in Jungian depth psychology, focusing on soul-centered growth and identity integration

• Featured in numerous documentaries and publications, including the PBS film Cured, which chronicles the removal of homosexuality from the DSM

• Regular contributor to LA Progressive, where his essays explore psychology, spirituality, and social change

• Works pro bono with at-risk and creative young people weekly as a mentor and “gay tribal elder”

• Lifelong advocate for human rights, education, and authenticity, whose visionary leadership continues to shape movements for equality and understanding