Gerry Studds Politician

Gerry Eastman Studds (/ˈɡɛri/; May 12, 1937 – October 14, 2006) was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first openly gay member of Congress. In 1983 he was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.

Personal facts

Gerry Studds
Birth dateMay 12, 1937
Birth place
Mineola New York
Date of deathOctober 14, 2006
Place of death
Boston
Education
Yale University

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party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
Massachusetts's 10th congressional district

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External resources

  1. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2509889
  2. http://annoy.com/features/doc.html?DocumentID=100839
  3. http://williamapercy.com/pub-Outing.htm
  4. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/10/15/his_leadership_changed_mass_forever
  5. http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/studds_g.html
  6. http://www.newsmeat.com/campaign_contributions_to_politicians/donor_list.php?candidate_id=H6MA12028
  7. http://www.nndb.com/people/285/000101979
  8. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/14/AR2006101400965.html