Gregory Kolovakos (July 30, 1951 – April 16, 1990) was an American literary translator and activist, best known as a translator of Latin American literature by writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, José Donoso and Mario Vargas Llosa,[1] and as the founding executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.[2]
He was also director of the literature program for the New York State Council on the Arts,[3] a board member of the Lesbian and Gay Community Service Center,[1] and a founder of the AIDS Treatment Project[1] and the PEN Fund for Writers and Editors with AIDS.[4]
He died of AIDS on April 16, 1990 at his home in Manhattan.[1] He was survived by his partner Bruce Becker.[5] Following his death, the PEN American Center's Gregory Kolovakos Award and the Lambda Literary Foundation's Gregory Kolovakos Award for AIDS Literature were named in his honour.