{"value"=>"<p>Allen Young is a New Left journalist and prominent gay liberation writer and activist. Born in Liberty, N.Y. in 1941, he received his history and journalism degrees from Columbia University and Stanford University. After graduation he spent time as a freelance journalist in South America. Upon his return to the United States in 1967, he became a writer and editor for Liberation News Services, and then joined the New York Gay Liberation Front. In 1973 he moved to Butterworth Farm, where he co-edited three gay-themed anthologies with Karla Jay. While living at the farm, Young took a job writing for the <span class=\"title\">Athol Daily News</span>, contributed to RFD and also joined local conservation groups. Young still resides at the Farm.</p>"}