Stephen O. Murray

Stephen Omer Murray
Stephen Omer Murray
Born	May 4, 1950; St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 27, 2019 (aged 69); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Keelung Hong, Ph.D. (together since 1981)
Academic background
Alma mater	Michigan State University; University of Arizona; University of Toronto; University of California, Berkeley;
Thesis	"Social Science Networks" (1979)
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropology, Sociology

Stephen O. Murray (May 4, 1950 – August 27, 2019) was an American anthropologist, sociologist, and independent scholar based in San Francisco, California. He was known for extensive scholarly work on the sociology, anthropology, and comparative history of sexual and gender minorities,^[1]^[2] on sociolinguistics, history of the social sciences, and as an important editor and organizer of scholarly work in these areas.

^ Altman, Dennis (1996) Rupture or Continuity? The Internationalization of Gay Identities," Social Text 48(Autumn):77-94 DOI: 10.2307/466787 https://www.jstor.org/stable/466787
^ Lewin, Ellen, & Leap, William L. (Eds.). (1996). Out in the Field: Reflections of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.

Stephen Omer Murray
Born	(1950-05-04)May 4, 1950 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 27, 2019(2019-08-27) (aged 69) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Keelung Hong, Ph.D. (together since 1981)

Academic background
Alma mater	Michigan State University University of Arizona University of Toronto University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	"Social Science Networks" (1979)
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropology, Sociology