according to a March 19, 2021 obituary in the San Diego Union-Tribune. McConnell was 70 years old.In 1986, McConnell served as the executive director of what was then known as the San Diego Gay & Lesbian Community Center.
That same year, McConnell his private practice as a Psycholigist and Marriage & Family Counselor, retiring in Oct. 2020.
McConnell wrote about his life's work on his website here.According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, donations honoring McConnell and his life can be made to Leather Archives and Museum, Tom of Finland Foundation, or the San Diego LGBT Community Center.