April Ashley was a transgender activist who continually advocated for transgender rights. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59816881
April Ashley, transgender activist dies at 86
Category: In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Anne Rice, 1941-2021
Anne Rice the author of Interview With a Vampire and dozens of other books died last weekend at the age of 80. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/anne-rice-homoerotic-vampires-left-immortal-mark-gay-culture-rcna8632 https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/13/anne-rice-interview-with-the-vampire-lgbt/ https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/12/12/anne-rice-lgbtq-icon-advocate-literary-genius-passes-away/
In Memoriam: Stephen Sondheim, 1930-2021
Legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim died late last month at the age of 91. https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/11/29/stephen-sondheim-soared-while-rest-us-remained-ground https://www.jweekly.com/2021/11/30/how-stephen-sondheim-helped-me-find-my-gay-jewish-sensibility/ https://pridesource.com/article/sondheim-found-just-the-right-words-to-illustrate-my-life-as-a-gay-man/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/legendary-gay-composer-broadway-genius-stephen-sondheim-passes-91/
In memoriam: Kay Tobin Lahusen, 1930-2021
Kay Tobin Lahusen, photographer and gay rights pioneer (and partner for 46 years of the late Barbara Gittings) passed away late last month at the age of 91. She was known as the first openly gay photojournalist and her work documented some of the movement’s early campaigns and demonstrations during the pre-Stonewall era. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-rights-pioneer-photojournalist-kay-tobin-lahusen-dies-91-n1268913 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/us/kay-tobin-lahusen-gay-rights-activist-and-photographer-dies-at-91.html […]
In Memoriam: Tony Murray
Tony Murray, who along with his husband Mark Collins, provided the support for their nephew Jason Collins to come out as an openly gay NBA player, passed away from COVID in late March. Collins and Murray married in 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/obituaries/tony-murray-dead-virus.html
“Brooklyn Fragrance Lover” Carlos J. Powell dies at 56
Openly gay Carlos J. Powell sold shoes by day, and by night vlogged about his deepest passion: perfume. Known to his YouTube fans as “Brooklyn Fragrance Lover,” Carlos Powell died last month at the age of 56. This beautiful profile story appeared in the March 18th New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/style/perfume-youtube.html You can see the videos […]
Lasorda’s death starts a conversation about his son
The Dodgers manager showed love for Tommy Jr., but publicly denied that he was gay and that he died of AIDS complications. Friends hope to honor the men by discussing their relationship. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/sports/baseball/tommy-lasorda-son.html
Columnist Deb Price dies at 62
Deb Price, who was the nation’s first syndicated lesbian columnist, dies in Hong Kong, where she lived with her wife, Joyce Murdoch. Deb Price was 62. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/business/media/deb-price-dead.html https://www.advocate.com/media/2020/11/28/deb-price-pioneering-columnist-lgbtq-issues-dead-62
Pat Patterson, the first openly gay pro wrestling star, has died at 79
The industry’s first openly gay wrestler, Pat Patterson, died this past week at the age of 79. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pat-patterson-first-openly-gay-pro-wrestling-star-dies-79-n1249701
Jan Morris dies at 94
Jan Morris, celebrated writer and transgender pioneer has died at the age of 94. Morris was revered for her journalism, histories, travel writings and her groundbreaking 1974 transition memoir, Conundrum. She herself rejected the term “travel writer” saying her books were “about place, which [is] nothing to do with movement” and in writing about her […]