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GLAAD co-founder and legendary LGBTQ+ activist Arnie Kantrowitz dies at 81

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Beloved LGBTQ+ activist and GLAAD co-founder Arnie Kantrowitz has passed away. According to a report from The New York Times, the 81-year-old died at a Manhattan rehabilitation center on 21 January.

Kantrowitz’s life partner, Dr Lawrence D Mass, informed the publication that his cause of death was due to COVID-19 complications.

The critically acclaimed author started his long journey as a renowned LGBTQ+ activist shortly after the historic 1969 Stonewall riots.

That following year, the Gay Activists Alliance was created – which featured Kantrowitz in the vice-presidential role. In 1977, he wrote his critically acclaimed memoir Under the Rainbow: Growing Up Gay.

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