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Author Archives: Lee Romney

Lee Romney is an independent journalist and an audio producer based in Oakland. She spent 23 years as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, developing an expertise in mental health, immigration, criminal justice reform, and Native American tribal lands. She took a buyout in late 2015 to freelance in-depth projects close to her heart and learn audio storytelling. Lee is now an independent journalist based in Oakland, producing in-depth sound-rich features. Her print work has appeared in The Guardian, EdSource and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. Her award-winning radio pieces have aired on Radiolab, KQED's The California Report Magazine, Making Conatact and NPR's Here & Now.

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When Gayness was a Crime and a Mental Illness: One Man’s Journey from Involuntary Confinement to Pride

by Lee Romney and Jenny Johnson June 24, 2022February 24, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News

This is the story of Gene Ampon, a gay California teen who was arrested in the 1960s and sent to a psychiatric hospital to be “cured” of homosexuality — and the movement to pride and resilience that helped save him.

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