Deaths

Singer and Civil Rights Icon Odetta Dies at 77

Andy Towle December 3, 2008

American folk singer and civil rights icon Odetta has died at 77, of heart disease:"Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly … [Read more...] about Singer and Civil Rights Icon Odetta Dies at 77

Andy Towle November 24, 2008

A 28-year-old British man is dead in what police suspect may be a homophobic attack following a night out in London. "David Cooper’s body was found … [Read more...] about Gay Man Dead in Brutal Attack Following Night Out in London

Andy Towle November 19, 2008

Debby, a 41-year-old polar bear at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba was euthanized yesterday due to a degrading kidney condition. … [Read more...] about Debby, World’s Oldest Living Polar Bear, Dies

Andy Towle November 10, 2008

MIRIAM MAKEBA: R.I.P. THE KILLERS: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. P.S. Brandon Flowers is a Mormon who has expressed support of gay rights. Unclear are … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #389

Andy Towle November 4, 2008

And it will count."Hawaii Chief Elections Officer Kevin Cronin told ABC News this evening that the absentee ballot cast by Dunham before she passed … [Read more...] about Obama’s Grandmother Cast an Absentee Ballot

Andy Towle November 3, 2008

Heartbreaking. Statement from Obama and his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng: "It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, … [Read more...] about Barack Obama’s Grandmother Dies

Andy Towle October 23, 2008

Last week I posted about Joerg Haider, a closeted, far-right Austrian politician who died in a fiery car accident hours after being seen at a gay … [Read more...] about Dead Closeted Austrian Conservative’s Lover Was His Spokesman

Andy Towle October 20, 2008

You may have heard that Mr. Blackwell, whose real name was Richard Selzer, famous for his annual "worst dressed list," died Sunday afternoon at … [Read more...] about An Interview With Mr. Blackwell and His Partner Robert Spencer

Andy Towle October 17, 2008

Austrian far right politician Jörg Haider, who was killed last weekend when the VW Phaeton he was driving burned after crashing into a concrete … [Read more...] about Right-wing Austrian Politico Visited Gay Bar Before Fatal Car Crash

Andy Towle October 13, 2008

Allan Spear, a former Minnesota State Senator, and one of the nation's first openly gay legislators, has died. He was 71: "Friends described Spear as … [Read more...] about Gay Minnesota Lawmaker and Civil Rights Champ Allan Spear Dies