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Gilbert Baker, Gay Activist Who Created the Rainbow Flag, Dies at 65

2017-04-01T03:08:52+0000

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

2018-07-22T16:43:13+0000

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

2007-09-01T04:00:00+0000

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

2018-08-28T22:09:51+0000

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

2011-09-15T00:54:04+0000

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

2019-03-08T23:36:55+0000

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

2018-07-12T22:45:57+0000

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

2020-12-10T22:28:38+0000

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

2020-07-02T20:12:20+0000

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

2020-06-05T18:52:54+0000

The founder of the Traditional Values Coalition, he railed against what he called the “homosexual agenda,” gaining the ear of national politicians.



Latest NY Times Obituaries


Gabor Boritt, Refugee Who Became Expert on Lincoln, Dies at 86

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:05:23 +0000

He survived the Holocaust and Communist rule in Hungary, arrived penniless in New York and made himself into a pre-eminent Civil War scholar.

Ray Handley, Ill-Fated Giants Coach, Is Dead at 81

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:45:40 +0000

He took over a champion N.F.L. team, succeeding the popular Bill Parcells, then led it to two disappointing seasons, drawing the ire of players and fans.

Fred Smith, Who Left Blondie for the Band Television, Dies at 77

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:50:01 +0000

In the ’70s, New York’s bohemia was devoted to hostile yet arty rock. Mr. Smith had two qualities rare in the scene: personal and musical understatement.

Mark Marquess, Who Made Stanford a Baseball Powerhouse, Dies at 78

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:57:39 +0000

Over 41 seasons as head coach, he won two national titles, and more than 200 of his players were chosen in the major league draft.

Suzannah Lessard Dies at 81; Stanford White Descendant Who Wrote a Haunting Family Memoir

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:23:53 +0000

Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.

Brad Arnold, Rocker Who Fronted 3 Doors Down, Dies at 47

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:50:07 +0000

He wrote the band’s breakout hit, “Kryptonite,” in a high school math class, and would go on to be nominated for three Grammy Awards.



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