Eric Cervini

Eric Cervini
Cervini in 2020
Born1992 (age 3233)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Emmanuel College, Cambridge (MPhil, PhD)
OccupationHistorian
AwardsRandy Shilts Award (2021)

Eric Cervini (born 1992) is an American historian and author of LGBTQ politics and culture. His 2020 book, The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. The United States of America, was a New York Times Bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He also runs a queer history newsletter, Queer History 101, which focuses on sharing LGBTQ history.

Cervini is a member of the Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus' Board of Directors, as well as an advisor to the Mattachine Society in Washington, D.C.