Jorge Diaz Johnston, aged 54, died on 8 January. He and his husband were plaintiffs in a lawsuit that led to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Miami-Dade County, Braid reported.

Andre Leon Talleythe 73-year-old groundbreaking fashion editor, curator, and television personality died at a hospital in White Plains, New York, on January 18.

Ernie KantrowitzThe 81-year-old, a founding member of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (now known as GLAAD), died on January 21 from complications of COVID-19 at a New York City rehabilitation center.

spiritual fitness leader Patricia Morenoaged 57, died of cervical cancer at her Los Angeles home on January 22.

Alan A. Stone, aged 92, died of laryngeal cancer at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 23. Homosexuality was removed from the list of mental disorders when he was president of the American Psychiatric Association.

Genre-Breaking French Designer Thierry Mugleraged 73, died at his home in Vincennes, a suburb of Paris, on January 23.

James BidgoodThe 88-year-old acclaimed gay photographer and filmmaker who anonymously directed the 1971 cult classic The Pink Daffodils died in Manhattan on January 31 from complications of COVID-19. died.

Isabel Torres52, the actress best known for playing transgender singer Cristina Ortiz Rodriguez on the HBO Max series “Veneno” died on February 11.

Joe Tom Easley81, an LGBTQ advocate who played a key role in the effort to end “Don’t ask, don’t tell”.

Leo BersaniThe 90-year-old French literary figure who inspired debates about queer identity at the height of the AIDS crisis died on February 20 at a nursing home in Peoria, Arizona.

Rusty May MooreThe 80-year-old transgender educator and activist died of cardiovascular complications at her home in Pine Hill, New York, on February 23.

Richard LippesThe 83-year-old, who wrote a groundbreaking series of novels featuring gay detective Donald Strachey under the pseudonym Richard Stevenson, died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Beckett, Massachusetts, on March 16.

Ashton HawkinsThe 84-year-old executive vice president and adviser to the trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art died March 27 at an assisted living facility in White Plains, New York, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

Richard Howard92, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet died in Manhattan on March 31 from complications of dementia.

Eric LittleOwner of iconic 17th Street bar JR.’s and defunct gay bar Cobalt.

Margot HumanA 94-year-old woman, a rare Holocaust survivor who spoke out about homosexuality in concentration camps, died May 11 at a hospital in Green Valley, Arizona.

Urvashi Vide 63, the leader of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force who founded a super PAC to advance LGBTQ women in politics during the AIDS crisis, died of cancer on May 14 in a Manhattan hospital.

Christine Geby78, the first U.S. AIDS emperor, died of cancer in Adelaide, Australia, on May 17.

Jeffrey Escoffier79, is a prominent scholar who has written about gay identity and, as a public health official in New York City, led campaigns on HIV and other issues.

Paul Gunther65, a New York nonprofit preservation organization champion of arts and architecture, was injured in a Manhattan hospital on May 29, authorities said the cause was a suicide attempt.

Ronnie Solvert96, the children’s illustrator best known for her “Wheelbarrow War” illustrations written by her partner Jean Merrill died June 9 at her home in Randolph, Vermont.

Gloria Allen76-year-old transgender activist whose work with at-risk transgender Chicago youth inspired documentary ‘Mama Gloria’ and play ‘Charm’ died on June 13 due to respiratory failure Died at home.

Clera Rolex78, the groundbreaking clerk who issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Boulder County, Colorado in 1975, died June 19 of complications from an infectious disease at a hospice in Longmont, Colorado. .

David PichetteAn ordained Roman Catholic priest who was associated with the LGBTQ Catholic organizations Dignity Washington and Dignity Northern Virginia for many years died June 27 from complications of pancreatic cancer at a hospice in Boynton Beach, Florida.

Poet and writer of opera librettos and musicals Kenward Elmsleyaged 93, died at his home in New York City on June 29.

gay journalist Chuck ColbertA 67-year-old man who covered a Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandal died June 30.

Noah Vincent, a lesbian, journalist and author of the acclaimed book “Self-Made Man” about passing as a man, died in a Swiss clinic on July 6. Her death was medically assisted (voluntary assisted death).

computer programmer and art collector John CampAged 77, he died of complications from prostate cancer on July 12 at a hospital in Arlington, Virginia.

Pat Carroll95, the game show and sitcom star who reinvented herself on Gertrude Stein’s one-woman show died of pneumonia at her home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on July 31.

writer, poet, activist Elana Daikwomonaged 72, died of esophageal cancer at his home in Oakland, California on August 7.

Queer Ally, Pop Singer and ‘Grease’ Star olivia newton john, aged 73, died on his ranch in Southern California on August 8. He was not given a cause of death. She had breast cancer since 1992.

actress Anne Hecheaged 53, died of injuries sustained in a road accident on August 14.

Stephen Peter GormanThe 69-year-old former chairman of the D.C. Mayor’s Disability Committee died in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 19.

Founder of Chelsea Theater Center Robert Calfinaged 89, died of myeloid leukemia on September 20 at a hospice in Southampton, New York.

DC LGBTQ Rights Advocate and Event Promoter Jacob Puddingaged 47, died at his home in Springfield, Virginia, on September 26.

Prominent DC LGBTQ Activist Kathleen Joan Deboldaged 66, died suddenly on October 9 in Ocean City, Maryland.

Queer icon and legendary star of stage, film and television Angela Lansburyaged 96, died on October 10.

Max WoodwardThe 76-year-old, who retired in 2016 as vice president of theater programs at the Kennedy Center, died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease on October 14 at a care facility in Washington, DC.

Leslie Jordan67, the actor best known for his work on “Will & Grace” whose pandemic Instagram posts went viral died in Los Angeles on October 24 after a car accident.

Pioneer of gay country music Patrick Haggertyaged 78, died at his home in Bremerton, Washington on October 31.

Harry Bates95, the celebrated architect who designed the Fire Island and Hamptons homes, died November 1 at a hospital in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Doris Granbach104, a prominent author who wrote about the plight of women died Nov. 4 in the retirement community of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

Kevin Conroy 66, who voiced Batman for 30 years, died of bowel cancer on November 10th.

Frederick Swann91, the famous master of the pipe organ, died of cancer at his home in Palm Desert, Calif., on Nov. 13.

Barbara Love85, the feminist and gay rights activist died Nov. 13 in the Bronx, New York, from complications of leukemia and Parkinson’s disease.

Don RuthThe 88-year-old activist who helped end the Vietnam War died of sudden cardiac ischemia on November 17 in a hospital in Niagara Falls, New York.

Ned Lorem99, The noted music composer and diarist died at his home in Manhattan on November 18th.

Marijan MeekerThe 95-year-old lesbian author who brought lesbian pulp fiction into the mainstream with her 1952 novel Spring Fire died of cardiopulmonary arrest at her home in East Hampton, New York, on November 21.

Eileen Kara63, the queer icon, singer, and star of ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ died Nov. 26 at his home in Largo, Florida.

Former Republican Congressman James (Jim) KolbeAn 80-year-old congressman who served 22 years in Southern Arizona’s House of Representatives died of a stroke on December 3rd. He was the first openly gay Republican elected to the House of Representatives.