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AssottoSaint(October2,1957-June29,1994)wasaHaitian-bornAmericanpoet,publisherandperformanceartist,whowasakey figureinLGBTandAfrican-Americanartandliterarycultureofthe1980sandearly1990s.

SaintwasborninLesCayes,Haiti,onOctober2,1957,asYvesFrançoisLubin.HemovedtoNewYorkCityin1970,enrollingbriefly inapre-medprogramatQueensCollege,butsoondroppedouttopursuehisartisticinterests.HeadoptedthenameAssottoSaint aroundthistime,choosingAssottoforaceremonialdrumusedinHaitianVodouritualsandSaintforHaitianrevolutionaryleader ToussaintL'Ouverture.

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