Pioneering trans activist Cecilia Gentili’s service draws thousands to St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Over 1400 mourners came to memorialize Cecilia Gentili, a history-making activist, at…
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Obituaries
Remembering pioneering activist Amber Hollibaugh
Amber Hollibaugh, 77, activist, organizer, author (My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming…
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Heklina: Thank you for being a friend
With the passing of drag legend and San Francisco icon Heklina, we…
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LGBTQ icon of the small and big screen, Leslie Jordan, has died
Leslie Jordan, an Emmy-winning actor, writer, entertainer and singer best known for…
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Vale: Mystery writer Claire McNab
Katherine V. Forrest pays tribute to her friend and fellow pioneering author,…
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Vale Mama Gloria Allen
Chicago’s trailblazing Black transgender elder icon and activist Mama Gloria Allen has passed away….
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Vale Urvashi Vaid: Activist and author passes away aged 63
It is with great sadness we report that Urvashi Vaid, a giant…
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Remembering the talented Joan Schenkar
A personal and unconventional obituary for one of America’s great biographers. Joan…
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Pioneering queer Black feminist bell hooks has died, age 69
Acclaimed author bell hooks, whose intersectional writing asked more of feminism than…
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Honoring the queerness of author Anne Rice
Anne Rice, author of the best-selling novel “Interview with the Vampire,” has…
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The Berlin Patient, Timothy Ray Brown honored with AIDS memorial
Brown is considered the first American to be cured of HIV/AIDS. The…
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James Hormel, first out gay US ambassador, has died at 88
Tributes pour in at the passing of a true LGBTQ trailblazer, philanthropist,…
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Larry Kramer, playwright and HIV/AIDS activist dies at 84
Oscar-nominated screenwriter, playwright, author and trailblazing gay rights and AIDS activist, Larry…
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