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Walter Naegle, Bayard Rustin's surviving spouse, delivers remarks on what would have been his late partner's 114th birthday.

Activists protest nuclear weapons in honor of Bayard Rustin’s birthday

By Gay City News

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Ronnie Eldridge, longtime LGBTQ ally, NY civic leader, and TV host, dies at 95

By Andy Humm

Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at a news conference in New York, U.S. January 15, 1997 to announce an accord on the boycott of Mitsubishi Motors products and the company's work force diversity efforts.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and LGBTQ ally, dies at 84

By Matt Tracy

Mark Milano.

Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/‌AIDS

By Asia Russell, Health GAP

A memorial on display at the LGBT Community Center on Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Transgender Day of Remembrance observed in NYC

By Donna Aceto

Grace Detrevarah, Ali Kamerman, and Lynn Morrison at the Osborne Association's Transgender Day of Remembrance event.

Emphasizing ‘resistance,’ Osborne Association marks Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Amber Sexton

Michael McKee.

Michael McKee, tenant advocate and gay pioneer in Chelsea, dies at 85

By Andy Humm

Miss Major participates as a grand marshal in the 2024 NYC Pride March.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall veteran and longtime trans activist, dies at 78

By Matt Tracy

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Susan Xenarios, leader in the crime victim movement and longtime LGBTQ ally, dies at 79

By Roberta Sklar

Michael Seltzer, who co-founded Funders for LGBTQ issues and Funders Concerned About AIDS, died on July 31 at the age of 78.

Michael Seltzer, visionary in gay and AIDS philanthropy, has died at 78

By Andy Humm

Hal Weiner faces the. camera in a close-up shot.

Hal Weiner, ally who joined gay movement by defending Sylvia Rivera, dies at 90

By Andy Humm

Joe Lovett, survived by his husband, Dr. Jim Cottrell, died July 14 at the age of 80.

Joe Lovett, gay TV producer and documentarian who tackled gay and AIDS issues, dies at 80

By Andy Humm

Human Beings hold photos of people who died in the Pulse shooting nine years ago.

Gays Against Guns’ Human Beings lead Pulse remembrance

By Donna Aceto

Nanette Kazaoka at an ACT UP demonstration.

Nanette Kazaoka, an unlikely AIDS activist, dies at 83

By Kelly Kochendorfer

Gerri Well was a founding member of ACT UP, Housing Works, and the Pink Panther Patrol.

Gerri Wells, veteran community activist, dies at 70

By Erin Wells and Jay Blotcher

William Finn died on April 7 at age 73.

Remembering William Finn, pioneering composer of gay-themed musicals on and off Broadway

By Andy Humm

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