"Ken", of Ken & Barbie fame. A noted scholar researcher author artist poet actor model, and former City Council-Person of the City of San Francisco. He was also in the early 1970's one of the founding members of the California "Gay Activists Alliance".
"Ken" along with his lifelong friend, and former wife "Barbie" are about to issue a new online book.
His latest is called "Beneath Lavender Skies".
It's his long awaited Autobiographical work of his time with the Mattel Toy Company. His meeting Barbie the forced marriage. The deep closet years AIDS police, and FBI blackmail.
He confirms former President Obama's work to help him clear not only his, but the names of countless Dolls, 'Toons, and fictional characters. These with government, and local police blackmail files being held over them.
Shown is a portrait of Ken taken for his online book tour.
Among events covered is the infamous police assault in June 1966. His then wife Barbie was arrested. This while trying to intervene when Ken was being brutally beaten by "Federal Toon Police" on the front steps of his own home. They punched her out, arrested her as a prostitute, and made sure all the tabloids got the mug shot.
Ugly days indeed.
This is covered in detail within the book "Beneath Lavender Skies". The son of the Captain in charge, is interviewed. For the first time he officially reveals where the orders for the "Ken" hit came from,...a Shocker!
"Beneath Lavender Skies", Oxford University Press.
This story from a few years.
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