Norah Vincent Obituary

Norah Vincent was an American writer. Norah was a weekly columnist on politics and culture for the national gay and lesbian news magazine, The Advocate. She was a columnist for The Village Voice and Salon.com.

Norah’s writing appeared in The New Republic, The New York Times, New York Post, The Washington Post and other periodicals. She gained particular attention in 2006 for her book, Self Made Man, detailing her experiences when she lived as a man for eighteen months.

Vincent, a Lesbian was briefly married to Kristen Erickson, but they soon divorced. She was described as a libertarian who was critical of postmodernism and multiculturalism.

Following her 18-month experiment living undercover as a man, however, she spoke on the high mental strain of having to maintain an identity that did not align with her own and expressed empathy for transgender individuals.