Editing Alfred Kinsey (section)

==Legacy==
The popularity of ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'' prompted widespread media interest in 1948. ''Time'' magazine declared, "Not since ''Gone With the Wind'' had booksellers seen anything like it."<ref name="Time1">{{cite news|date=March 1, 1948 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,794270,00.html |title=How to Stop Gin Rummy |work=Time |access-date=September 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017155052/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C794270%2C00.html |archive-date=October 17, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> A character called "Dr. Kinsey" appeared on the September 15, 1953 television episode of ''The Jack Benny Program'' as a bow-tied man interviewing a young woman on board a cruise ship that has left Hawaii.  When "Dr. Kinsey" identifies himself to Jack Benny, Benny steps away in embarrassment.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Jack Benny Show from September 15, 1953|url=https://archive.org/details/Jack_Benny_09_15_1953|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref> The first pop culture references to Kinsey appeared not long after the book's publication; Martha Raye [sold] a half-million copies of 'Ooh, Dr. Kinsey!'"<ref>{{cite news | date = December 12, 2004 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/arts/12rich.html?ex=1260334800&en=0297f1d1dff963fa&ei=5088| title = The Plot Against Sex in America| work = New York Times | access-date = September 11, 2007 | first=Frank | last=Rich}}</ref> Cole Porter's song "Too Darn Hot", from the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical ''Kiss Me, Kate'', devoted its bridge to an analysis of the Kinsey report and the "average man's favorite sport." In 1949 Mae West, reminiscing on the days when the word "sex" was rarely uttered, said of Kinsey, "That guy merely makes it easy for me. Now I don't have to draw 'em any blueprints...We are both in the same business...Except I saw it first."<ref name="Time2">{{cite news|date=March 7, 1949 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,853645,00.html |title=People |work=Time |access-date=September 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017155104/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C853645%2C00.html |archive-date=October 17, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The publication of ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Female'' prompted even more intensive news coverage. Kinsey appeared on the cover of the August 24, 1953 issue of ''Time''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19530824,00.html |title=TIME Magazine Cover: Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey – Aug. 24, 1953 – Sex – Health & Medicine |publisher=Content.time.com |date=August 24, 1953 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> The national news magazine featured two articles on the scientist, one focusing on his research, career and new book,<ref name="Time3">{{cite news|date=August 24, 1953 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818752,00.html |title=5,940 Women |work=Time |access-date=September 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009064623/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C818752%2C00.html |archive-date=October 9, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> the other on his background, personality, and lifestyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818753,00.html |title=Dr. Kinsey of Bloomington |publisher=Content.time.com |date=August 24, 1953 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> In the magazine's cover portrait, "Flowers, birds, and a bee surround Kinsey; the mirror-of-Venus female symbol decorates his bow tie."<ref>Reinisch, June M. (1990). ''The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex''. New York: St. Martin's. {{ISBN|0-312-05268-5}}. p. xvii.</ref> The lead article concluded: "'Kinsey ... has done for sex what Columbus did for geography,' declared a pair of enthusiasts ... forgetting that Columbus did not know where he was when he got there.... Kinsey's work contains much that is valuable, but it must not be mistaken for the last word."<ref name="Time3"/> On September 15, 1953, Kinsey appeared as a character on the Jack Benny TV program. Kinsey and his research were written into a sketch about Benny's 'fantasy' about Marilyn Monroe, a guest on the program.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Jack Benny Show from September 15, 1953|url=https://archive.org/details/Jack_Benny_09_15_1953 }}</ref>

The early 2000s saw a renewed interest in Kinsey. In 2003 Theatre of NOTE produced the Steve Morgan Haskell play titled ''Fucking Wasps'' which followed Kinsey's life from childhood until death.  Matt Sesow's paintings adorned the theater along with David Bickford playing piano live.  Written and directed by Steve Morgan Haskell,  ''Fucking Wasps'' received many accolades, including a Playwriting of the Year nomination from Backstage West.  Premiering in 2003, the musical ''Dr. Sex'' focuses on the relationship between Kinsey, his wife, and their shared lover Wally Matthews (based on Clyde Martin). The play had a score by Larry Bortniker, a book by Bortniker and Sally Deering, and won seven Jeff Awards. It was produced off-Broadway in 2005. The 2004 biographical film ''Kinsey'', written and directed by Bill Condon, stars Liam Neeson as the scientist and Laura Linney as his wife. In 2004 T. Coraghessan Boyle's novel about Kinsey, ''The Inner Circle'', was published. The following year, PBS produced the documentary ''Kinsey'' in cooperation with the Kinsey Institute, which allowed access to many of its files. ''Mr. Sex'', a BBC radio play by Steve Coombes concerning Kinsey and his work, won the 2005 Imison Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Imison Award 2005 |url=http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/imison2005.html |publisher=Society of Authors |access-date=September 12, 2007}}</ref>

In 2012 Kinsey was inducted into the Legacy Walk in Chicago, an outdoor public display which celebrates [[LGBT]] [[history]] and people.<ref>[http://www.legacyprojectchicago.org/2012_INDUCTEES.html 2012 INDUCTEES]. Legacyprojectchicago.org (June 2, 2013). Retrieved on June 30, 2015.</ref>

In June 2019, Kinsey was one of the inaugural fifty American “pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes” inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument (SNM) in New York City’s Stonewall Inn.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/new-york/stonewall-inn-lgbtq-wall-honor|title=National LGBTQ Wall of Honor unveiled at Stonewall Inn|last=Glasses-Baker|first=Becca|date=June 27, 2019|website=www.metro.us|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SDGLN">{{Cite web|url=https://sdgln.com/news/2019/06/19/national-lgbtq-wall-honor-be-unveiled-historic-stonewall-inn|title=National LGBTQ Wall of Honor to be unveiled at historic Stonewall Inn|last=SDGLN|first=Timothy Rawles-Community Editor for|date=June 19, 2019|website=San Diego Gay and Lesbian News|language=en|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> The SNM is the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ rights and history,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebar.com/news/news//272833|title=Groups seek names for Stonewall 50 honor wall|website=The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc.|language=en|access-date=May 24, 2019}}</ref> and the wall’s unveiling was timed to take place during the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sfbaytimes.com/stonewall-50/|title=Stonewall 50|date=April 3, 2019|website=San Francisco Bay Times|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>