In Memoriam

You may not know all the names of our GLF New York brothers and sisters who have passed away. But every one of them lived a life of activism that made a mark on who we are today.

You can learn more about these pioneers of LGBTQ activism.
Names that are linked will take you to a bio page for each person. This project is ongoing.

This list reflects information as of July 2023

Sidney Abbott
Paul Aginsky
David Aiken
June Arnold
Tom Ashe
Ron Ballard
Jude Bartlett
Doug Batts
Arthur Bell
Suzanne Bevier
Phyllis Birkby
Bob Bland
Carol “Luke Carsin” Bloom
Robben Borrero
Parke Bowman
Candice Boyce
Joel Brodsky
Michael Brown
Miles Brown
Doug Carver
Jim Clifford
Eleanor Cooper
Angela Douglas
Nikos Diaman
David Elbaz
Tim Elliott
Arthur Evans
Henry Ferrari
Marta Ferro
Tom Finley
Maua (Yvonne) Flowers
Lydia French
Gary Fried
Randy Galterio
Earl Galvin
Mark Giles
Steve Ginsberg
Kali (Carol) Grosberg
Ralph Hall
Bertha Harris
Lois Hart
Jerry Hoose
Brenda Howard
Henry Iwasa
Warren Johannson
Marsha P. Johnson
Jill Johnston
Joy Kallio
Bob Kohler
Bernie Kotan
Bettye Lane
David Lasky
John Lauritsen
Barbara Love
Norman Lubowsky
Blue (Doris) Lunden
Leo Martello
Bob Mellors
Kate Millett
Carl Miller
Joachim Neugroschel
Joan Nixon
Stan Obey
Jean O’Leary
Jim Owles
Sylvia Rivera
Marty Robinson
Richie Rosenhoch
Ted Rubin
Peter Ruffett
Donald Savala
Susan Silverman
Mike Silverstein
Warren Singer
John Spross
Marty Stephan
Flash Storm
Kady Van Deurs
Juan Carlos Vidal
Bill Weaver
Henry Wiemhoff
Doric Wilson
Pete Wilson
Benny Wolman