David Carter, a gay man whose book on the 1969 Stonewall riots was considered by many scholars and critics as the definitive text on the seminal event in LGBTQ history, died May 1 in his Greenwich Village apartment in New York City.
He was 67. The cause of death was an apparent heart attack, according to his brother, Bill. Mr. Carter's death was first reported by the Washington Blade. "Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution" (2004, St.