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.
Gay Brewer, Golfer Who Won Masters in 1967, Dies at 75
Brewer won the 1967 Masters as well as nine other PGA Tour events during the 1960s and 1970s.
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.
Tom Gallagher, Diplomat Who Became a Gay Activist, Dies at 77
He began his career having to hide the fact that he was gay. He ended it celebrated as a pioneer.
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.
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Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
Todd Snider, Folk Singer With a Wry Wit, Dies at 59
Mentored by the likes of Jimmy Buffett and John Prine, his big-hearted ballads told of heartache even as his humor revealed a steadfast optimism.
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
An advocate for women’s reproductive health, she started one of the world’s smallest pharmaceutical companies to bring an emergency birth-control method to market.
Juan Ponce Enrile, a Political Power in the Philippines, Dies at 101
A protégé of Ferdinand Marcos, he helped administer martial law for eight years before turning on his patron in the “People Power” uprising of 1986.
Michael Ray Richardson, N.B.A. Star Derailed by Cocaine, Dies at 70
A four-time All-Star, he dazzled fans, and fellow players, with his intense play for the New York Knicks, only to become the league’s first player to be barred for drug use.
Jim Avila, Former ABC News Correspondent, Dies at 70
He spent almost two decades at the network, covering a wide range of court cases and the White House. He was also at the center of a defamation lawsuit over “pink slime.”
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