Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) — also known asStewart B. McKinney — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January30, 1931.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1967-71;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died inoffice 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1972.Bisexual. Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion.Died, fromacquired immune deficiency syndrome,Washington,D.C.,May 7,1987 (age56 years, 97days).Interment atOakLawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof James Polk McKinney and Clare Louise (Brett) McKinney; married,October2, 1954, to Lucy Cunningham; father ofJohnP. McKinney. | | | | The Stewart B. McKinneyTransportationCenter (built 1987), inStamford,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — The Stewart B. McKinneyNationalWildlife Refuge (etablished 1972 as the Salt Meadow WildlifeRefuge; renamed 1987), inFairfield,NewHaven, andMiddlesexcounties, Connecticut, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Sheldon Andelson (1931-1987) — of Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 5,1931.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;real estateinvestor; member, University of California Board of Regents,1980-86; member,Arrangements Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 1984.Jewish. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;Gay.Died, fromAIDS complications, in Bel Air, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December29, 1987 (age56 years, 299days).Burial location unknown. | | Brian J. Coyle (1944-1991) — of Moorhead,ClayCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,June 25,1944.Collegeinstructor; in 1968, he wasindictedandtriedfor his refusal to comply with themilitarydraft, but was acquitted as a conscientious objector; Independentcandidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1978; candidate formayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1979; president, Minneapolis city council.Gay. One of Minnesota's first openly-gay politicians. Died, fromAIDS-related complications,August23, 1991 (age47 years, 59days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard C. Failla (1940-1993) — of New York. Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,1940.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1988-93; died in office1993.Gay. Died, from complications ofAIDS, in St. Luke's-RooseveltHospitalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1993 (ageabout 52years).Burial location unknown. | | Richard A. Heyman (c.1935-1994) — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born about 1935.Mayorof Key West, Fla., 1983-85, 1987-89.Gay. One of thefirstopenly gay public officials.Died ofAIDS-relatedpneumonia,September16, 1994 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | Jon Clifton Hinson (1942-1995) — also known asJon Hinson — of Mississippi. Born in Tylertown,WalthallCounty, Miss.,March16, 1942.Republican.U.S.Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1979-81; resigned1981.Gay.Resignedfrom Congress in 1981 after beingarrestedin a men's restroom andchargedwithoralsodomy. After leaving politics, became a gay rights activist.Died, fromacquired immune deficiency syndrome, Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 21,1995 (age53 years, 127days).Burial location unknown. | | Cal Anderson (1948-1995) — of Washington. BornMay 2,1948.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1984;member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1987-95; member ofWashingtonstate senate, 1995; died in office 1995.Gay.Firstopenly gay member of the Washington state legislature.Died from complications ofAIDS,August4, 1995 (age47 years, 94days).Burial location unknown. | | Steve Michael (1956-1998) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Longview,CowlitzCounty, Wash.,April 7,1956.Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1996.Gay. Died, fromAIDS, inWashington,D.C.,May 25,1998 (age42 years, 48days).Burial location unknown.
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