All posts tagged "obituary"
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Ron Simmons, former head of Us Helping Us, dies at age 70
Simmons remembered for his fierce advocacy, activist spirit, and dedication to improving the lives of black gay men
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Gay playwright and HIV/AIDS activist Larry Kramer dies
Author of "The Normal Heart" was one of the most ferocious LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS activists
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LGBTQ advocate Donna Red Wing passes away after battle with cancer
Donna Red Wing, a civil rights activists and LGBTQ advocated, passed away on Monday afternoon at her home in Des Moines, Iowa, following an eight-month...
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D.C. drag legend Vicki Voxx dies
Friends remember Vincent Hill's warm, loving personality.
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Beloved Bartender's Death Rocks Tracks Community
For some Washington-area residents, Tracks, the iconic Navy Yard gay nightclub that closed its doors in 1999, is a venue that will be with them...
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Remembering Armando Montano
Those who knew Armando ''Mando'' Montano, who appeared in Metro Weekly as the Aug. 11, 2011, Coverboy, were dealt a shock in June when the...
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Obit: Jeff Coudriet
Sunday was somber as news spread about the passing of local gay activist Jeff Coudriet. After several months of battling lung cancer, Coudriet, a native...
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Cheers and Tears for Hattoy
In what may have been exactly the sort of politically star-studded event the recently deceased Bob Hattoy would have appreciated -- and, some would argue,...
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Prime-time Pioneer
In mid July of 1992, the United States was simmering -- not from the heat, so much as the feeling of change in the air....
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Final Chapter
Funny, generous, kind. Those are the words friends use to describe Niam Marcus Slyman -- better known simply as Marc -- who died Monday, Feb....
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Dearly Departed
Wanda Alston April 7, 1959 - March 16, 2005 GRIEF TRAVELED as fast as the news that Wanda Alston had been murdered in her Northeast...
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Deep Impact
When Wanda Alston was fatally stabbed in March by a neighbor in a crack-induced stupor, Washington lost a woman who was arguably the most powerful...
