Obituaries Related to "Gay" from New York Times Archive
Gilbert Baker, Gay Activist Who Created the Rainbow Flag, Dies at 65
Mr. Baker’s emblem, which he created in 1978, came to symbolize the gay rights movement. He described himself as the “gay Betsy Ross.”
Angela Bowen, Dance Teacher and Gay Activist, Is Dead at 82
Her dance school in New Haven influenced many, and her outspokenness as a black lesbian feminist influenced many more.
Robert Wood, 95, Dies; Urged Christian Acceptance of Gay People
A United Church of Christ minister, he was the author of the 1960 book “Christ and the Homosexual,” a plea for equality that was rare at the time.
Arthur Evans, Leader in Gay Rights Fight, Dies at 68
Mr. Evans helped form and lead the movement that coalesced after gay people and their supporters protested a 1969 police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village gay bar.
Gillian Freeman, Groundbreaking Novelist on a Gay Theme, Dies at 89
She drew notice for a story of a gay attraction that threatens a marriage and a fictional diary of a woman in Nazi Germany that some took to be true.
Deb Price, a First as a Columnist on Gay Life, Dies at 62
If she wrote for mainstream Americans about same-sex couples in everyday situations, she thought, society would have a harder time denying them equal rights.
Gay Culverhouse,Who Helped Injured Football Players, Dies at 73
She navigated the league’s male-dominated world as a team president, then devoted her energy to fighting on behalf of players with brain disorders.
Louis Sheldon, Anti-Gay Minister With Political Clout, Dies at 85
The founder of the Traditional Values Coalition, he railed against what he called the “homosexual agenda,” gaining the ear of national politicians.
Man Arrested in Notorious 1980s Killing of Gay American in Australia
The killing of Scott Johnson drew attention to a rash of crimes in past decades in which gay men were targeted by gangs of young people.
Tarlach MacNiallais, Who Fought for Gay and Disability Rights, Dies at 57
Mr. MacNiallais helped organize the St. Pat’s For All Parade in Queens, a more inclusive version of the annual parade on Fifth Avenue.
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David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83
He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said.

Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78
It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies.

Brian Clarke, Stained-Glass Innovator, Is Dead at 71
Believing that the art form had to move from religious to secular settings, he designed installations in airports, corporate buildings, a country club and a marketplace.

Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Hitmaker Who Seemed to Vanish, Is Dead at 83
His “The Happy Organ” reached No. 1 in 1959, but his pop stardom was short-lived, and his death in 2022, with an anonymous burial, remains a source of mystery.

Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74
To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Madonna, 50 Cent and the Rolling Stones as well as tens of thousands of fans.

Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67
More than 30 of his plays were produced on Broadway and off. Many of them dealt with the manners and mores of New York’s upper middle class.
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