
40 Change Makers: Thomas von Foerster
February 19, 2020
This interview has been shortened and condensed for clarity. Some of the content may be triggering for survivors. In 1978, Thomas von Foerster moved to New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood as a 37-year-old gay man in search of others like him. He soon found community in the Chelsea Gay Assocation (CGA), a social group for gay men. His involvement in the association quickly grew, and he became treasurer as well as the editor of the monthly[...]