There are a lot of lists of who died last year, but I haven’t seen any specific to LGBTQ and feminist communities, so here goes:
- Mike Penner / Christine Daniels – transgender sports writer
- Michele La Freniere – transgender activist
- Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick = queer theorist
- Bea Arthur – gay icon/actor
- Dr. George Tiller – abortion doctor
- Virginia Prince – crossdressing pioneer
- Ted Kennedy – key legislator on LGBT rights
- Dottie Laing – crossdresser’s wife & out trans partner
Stars, all. Rest in peace.
May I add Danny La Rue, 81, Irish-born British female impersonator, singer, and comedian. Danny died on May 31.
Bea Arthur was a gay icon, and she had a ground-breaking scene with a lesbian friend in “Golden Girls.” However, no source I’ve found indicates that she identified as lesbian.
fergus, you’re entirely right – corrected.