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Madeline Davis (July 7, 1940 – April 28, 2021) was an American LGBT activist and historian. In 1970 she was a founding member of the Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier, the first gay rights organization in Western New York . [2]
Jun 29, 2023 · Madeline Davis, 1972. Davis came out as lesbian in the early ’60s and was active in the LGBTQ community in western New York. Her advocacy for gay rights attracted the attention of the state Democratic Party, which named her a delegate to the convention.
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Buffalo radical lesbian feminist legend Madeline Davis died peacefully at her home on April 28, 2021, with her wife of many years, Wendy Smiley, by her side.
Jun 18, 2021 · In taking the dais, Ms. Davis, who died on April 28 at 80, stood as the first openly lesbian delegate to a national political convention in the United States. Along with Jim Foster, a gay...
May 24, 2023 · Though Madeline Davis passed away April 2021, she lives on as an influential figure in the gay rights movement and is considered an icon in Western New York.
Sep 3, 2012 · Madeline Davis -- Stonewall Nation (1971) with Madeline introducing the song In the early 1970's Madeline Davis was beginning her long history of gay & lesbian activism and music. She is...
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Jun 8, 2022 · Editor’s Note: On June 18, 2021, The New York Times, ran an obituary of Madeline Davis with the headline “Madeline Davis, Who Spoke to the Nation as a Lesbian, Dies at 80.” The formal obituary is worth reading. These two personal remembrances of Davis celebrate her life in lesbian communities. —
