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.
Howard Cruse Dies at 75; His Cartoons Explored Gay Life
He described his experiences as a gay man in a comic strip and an acclaimed semi-autobiographical graphic novel, influencing many other cartoonists.
Theodore Van Kirk, 93, Enola Gay Navigator, Dies
Mr. Van Kirk, a navigator, guided a flight that, six-and-a-half hours after takeoff, reached Hiroshima with its atomic bomb just seconds behind schedule.
Phyllis Lyon, Lesbian Activist and Gay Marriage Trailblazer, Dies at 95
When Ms. Lyon married her partner of 55 years in 2008, they formed the first legal gay union in California.
William A. Norris, Judge Whose Opinion Presaged Gay Marriage, Dies at 89
Judge Norris ruled in 1988 that the Constitution’s equal protection clause guaranteed the right of gay people to serve in the military.
Fred Phelps, Anti-Gay Preacher Who Targeted Military Funerals, Dies at 84
Mr. Phelps’s Westboro Baptist Church drew scornful attention for proclaiming in rallies that God was punishing America for tolerating homosexuality.
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.
Roy Simmons, 57, Lineman Who Later Came Out as Gay, Dies
Simmons, who played three years for the Giants and went to the 1984 Super Bowl with the Redskins, kept his sexuality a secret until 1992 despite a raucous social life.
Terry DeCarlo, Gay Leader in the Wake of a Shooting, Dies at 57
After 49 people were killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in 2016, he spoke for the city’s L.G.B.T.Q. community on the national stage.
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Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86
She also had leading roles in “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison, “Walk, Don’t Run” with Cary Grant and “The Molly Maguires” with Sean Connery.
Stephanie Johnson, Burlesque Dancer With Stories to Tell, Dies at 81
Her memories of her days as Tanqueray in the gritty New York of the 1960s and ’70s found a new audience in recent years and made her a social media star.
George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80
He led a team of scientists who helped confirm that a Big Bang was the source of the universe. The discovery earned him a Nobel Prize.
Daniel Naroditsky, Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 29
He earned the highest title in the chess world at 17 and built a career as an accomplished chess teacher, commentator and author.
Roberta Alexander, Widely Acclaimed Soprano, Dies at 76
An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe when being considered for a wide variety of opera roles.
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Trans Activist Who Saw It All, Dies
She spat in a policeman’s face at the Stonewall Riot, ran a nursing service during the AIDS crisis and boycotted Pride parades when they welcomed corporations.
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