Paul Rapoport | |
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| Born | Paul Israel Rapoport (1940-03-06)March 6, 1940 Flushing, New York, United States |
| Died | July 9, 1987(1987-07-09) (aged 47) New York, New York, United States |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Paul Israel Rapoport (March 6, 1940 – July 9, 1987) was an American lawyer and co-founder of both the New York CityLesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center andGay Men's Health Crisis. Theprivate foundation that bore his name was, during its active years, one of the oldest and largestLGBT-focused foundations in the country.[1]
Rapoport was born inFlushing, New York in 1940, the son of Ida and David and younger brother of Daniel, and attended New York City P.S. 107, theHorace Mann School andCornell University, from which he graduated in 1962. He graduated cum laude fromColumbia University Law School in 1965, and later received an LL.M. in tax fromNew York University School of Law.
Rapoport died ofAIDS atNew York University Medical Center at the age of 47. In September 1987 his estate of roughly $8 million was used to establish The Paul Rapoport Foundation, which at Rapoport's direction gave toLGBT andHIV/AIDS causes in the New York metropolitan area.
In a press release dated July 6, 2009[2] the Paul Rapoport Foundation announced its intention to spend out.[3] The Foundation ceased operations in June 2015.[4] Its archives are located in theHuman Sexuality Collection of theCornell University Library.