Gerry Studds
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 18 years ago |
Date of birth | May 12,1937 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Mineola |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | October 14,2006 |
Died | Boston |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Party | Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Dean T. Hara |
Previous position | Representative (1973–1997) |
Education | Yale University |
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ID | 699603 |
Gerry Studds Life story
Gerry Eastman Studds 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 what he described as a "consensual relationship" with a 17-year-old page.