a disaster." He was a columnist for The Chapel Hill Herald from 1996–2003. In addition to the books, Young penned three plays with William Gregg. All three were produced by the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre: Frankie in 2001; Mountain of Hope in 2004; Home Again, 2009. Personal Young long acknowledged that he was gay, writing candidly about it in Two of the Missing, and authored or co-authored books with gay-related themes, including The David Kopay Story and Lesbians and Gays and Sports. He lived in the basement of a non-profit counseling and support group in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, working around the building in lieu of rent, from 1993 until his death. Young died from cancer on January 1, 2019, aged 77. Published works Books (originally published in 1975) (with David Kopay; originally published in 1977) (reissued 2005 by iUniverse) (with Evelyn Walker) Plays Frankie, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre August 2001 (with William Gregg) Mountain of Hope, SART, July 7, 2004 (with William Gregg) Home Again, July 29, 2009 (with William Gregg) References External links Official web site American gay writers American war correspondents of the Vietnam War People from Chapel Hill, North Carolina People from Woodfin, North Carolina Writers from North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni 1941 births 2019 deaths LGBT people from North Carolina 20th-century American writers 21st-century American writers 20th-century American male writers