Patricia Grayhall
Patricia Grayhall is a retired medical doctor and author of Making the Rounds; Defying Norms in Love and Medicine which garnered a starred review in Kirkus Reviews and was among Kirkus Reviews Best 100 Indie Books of 2022. She writes articles for many publications and magazines, and, NPR recently interviewed her. She lives with the love of her life on an island in the Pacific Northwest, where she enjoys other people’s dogs, big nature, and her second career as an author. Welcome to Authors Over 50, Patricia Grayhall.
Imagine discovering that you were a lesbian at a time in history when being gay was considered to be a mental illness. Medical doctor and author, Patricia Grayhall was just a kid when she was tackled by another girl in the schoolyard – and a thrill ran through her. So what would you do if you discovered that there were others like you, but no one ever, ever talked about it? Would you decide to ignore the feelings you had for those of the female persuasion? Or would you go on a quest to San Francisco and visit the Daughters of Bilitis?