Editing J. Michael Straczynski (section)

==Early and personal life==
Straczynski was born in [[Paterson, New Jersey]], and is the son of Charles Straczynski, a manual laborer, and Evelyn Straczynski (née Pate).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/J-Michael-Straczynski.html |title=J. Michael Straczynski Biography (1954–) |year=2014 |publisher=Filmreference.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222005928/http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/J-Michael-Straczynski.html |archive-date=2014-02-22}}</ref> He was raised in [[Newark, New Jersey]]; [[Kankakee, Illinois]]; [[Dallas]], Texas; [[Chula Vista, California]], where he graduated from high school;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-01 |title=Joseph Michael Straczynski |url=https://chulavistahighschoolfoundation.com/joeseph-straczynski/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rowe |first=Peter |date=2019-07-17 |title=J. Michael Straczynski has his fingers in all of Comic-Con's pies |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2019/07/17/j-michael-straczynski-has-his-fingers-in-all-of-comic-cons-pies-2/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[San Diego]], California.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-12264 |title=Re: ATTN JMS: Why Accelerate t |last=Straczynski |first=J. Michael |date=1995-01-24 |publisher=JMSNews, originally published on [[rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated]] |access-date=2007-02-18}}</ref> Straczynski's family religion was [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] although he is an atheist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/306139-as-an-atheist-i-believe-that-all-life-is-unspeakably|title=J. Michael Straczynski > Quotes > Quotable Quote|website=goodreads}}</ref> He has [[Polish people|Polish]] ancestry<ref name="ref1">{{Cite web |url=http://jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-18419 |title=Kiwi: I was referring to killing... (GENIE) |last=Straczynski |first=J. Michael |date=1994-05-25 |publisher=JMSNews |access-date=2016-04-17}}</ref> and his grandparents lived in the area which today belongs to [[Belarus]] and fled to the United States from the [[Russian Revolution of 1917|Russian Revolution]]; his father was born in the United States and has lived in Poland, Germany and Russia.<ref name=ref1/>

Straczynski began his postsecondary education at [[Southwestern College (California)|Southwestern College]], where he was mentored by Bill Virchis and received an [[Associate of Arts]] degree. (Additionally, the two-year institution later awarded him an honorary degree.) Thereafter, he transferred to nearby [[San Diego State University]] (SDSU), where he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree with a double major in [[psychology]] and [[sociology]] (and minors in [[philosophy]] and literature). While at SDSU, he wrote for the student newspaper, ''The Daily Aztec''.

Straczynski met [[Kathryn M. Drennan]] while they were at SDSU. They moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 1981 (where he still resides), married in 1983,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/05/interview-with-j-michael-straczynski-part-1-of-4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820034004/http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035904p1.html|url-status=dead|title=Interview with J. Michael Straczynski (Part 1 of 4) - IGN|archive-date=August 20, 2008|access-date=Jun 5, 2020|via=www.ign.com}}</ref> separated in 1999, and they were divorced in 2001.<ref name="IGN" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=685270231507843&id=139652459402959 | author=J. Michael Straczynski | title=Before I get into any of this, I need to make one thing really clear... | work=Facebook.com | date=8 December 2013 | access-date=2021-12-16 }}</ref> Sometime after his separation from Drennan, Straczynski entered into a relationship with [[Patricia Tallman]], whom he had met when she was acting in his 1990s series ''Babylon 5''.<ref name="JMSNews">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jmsnews.com/Forums/showpost.php?p=119056&postcount=173 |title=Interesting JMS Facebook Posts & Tweets |date=2014-01-01 |publisher=JMSNews |access-date=2014-01-11}}</ref> She served as CEO and executive producer of [[Studio JMS]] in partnership with him; both their relationship and partnership ended in 2013.<ref name=JMSNews/><ref name="PTref009">{{cite news |last=Dave |first=McNary |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/motion-picture-capital-backs-flickering-light-1118065553/ |title=Motion Picture Capital backs 'Flickering Light' |date=February 1, 2013 |work=Variety |access-date=February 17, 2013}}</ref>

Straczynski has [[Asperger syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Straczynski |first=J. Michael |author-link= |user=straczynski |number=813594850176045060 |date=27 December 2016 |title=One of the reasons I'm a decent writer is that to cope with Aspergers I grew up modeling the behavior and speech of others. |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |location= |access-date=28 February 2023 |link= |quote= |ref=}}</ref> Straczynski had a voluntary [[vasectomy]] when he turned 21, and wrote about the experience in the January 28, 1983 edition of the ''[[Los Angeles Reader]]''.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=straczynski|number=1332501970003787777|title=An aside on the vasectomy issue: as one who believes in the power of words to illuminate and show options, I wrote a cover story for the LA Reader about my procedure many years ago, when it was considered taboo/embarrassing. Heard later that it encouraged others to do the same}} {{better source needed|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=straczynski|number=1644144320117882881|title=By not having a family. I live by myself, no kids (being a feminist who believes in putting his vas deferens where my convictions are, I had a vasectomy when I turned 21), not in contact with any family members, parents deceased.}} {{better source needed|date=May 2023}}</ref>