Richard Adams Dies
One of the world’s longest campaigners for same sex marriage has died. Richard Adams married his partner Tony Sullivan in Colorado in 1975. His marriage… Read More »Richard Adams Dies
Obituary
Daniel Inouye 1924-2012
Daniel Inouye, a proponent of gay rights and the second-longest serving Senator, died Monday at the age of 88, succumbing to a respiratory illness. His political… Read More »Daniel Inouye 1924-2012
Funeral of Veteran Ulster LGBT Rights Leader
The funeral was held on Saturday the 17th of November of one of Northern Ireland’s best known LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights campaigners, PA… Read More »Funeral of Veteran Ulster LGBT Rights Leader
Allan Horsfall. An Obituary by Peter Tatchell
Allan was arguably the grandfather of the modern gay rights movement in Britain. He was first active for gay law reform in the late 1950s.… Read More »Allan Horsfall. An Obituary by Peter Tatchell
Allan Horsfall 1927-2012
Allan Horsfall To read a short account from Gay Star News of the life of Allan Horsfall, father of the LGBT rights movement, go here… Read More »Allan Horsfall 1927-2012
Shulamith Firestone Dies Aged 67
Shulamith Firestone, a US writer who took a radical feminist perspective, has died aged 67. Her most famous work is regarded as The Dialectic of… Read More »Shulamith Firestone Dies Aged 67
British Choreographer and Performer Nigel Charnock
Nigel Charnock, Choreographer and Performer; founder member of DV8, 23 May 1960 – 1 August 2012. Read the Guardian obituary here
Gad Beck
Gerhard Beck, educator, author and activist: born Berlin 30 June 1923; partner to Julius Laufer; died Berlin 24 June 2012.
Asha Amma Dewi Given Moving Funeral
Asha ‘Amma’ Dewi, Malaysia’s oldest trans woman and a guide and counsellor to the country’s trans community was given a moving funeral in Kuala Lumpur on August… Read More »Asha Amma Dewi Given Moving Funeral