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Gerry Studds - America's First Openly Gay Congressman (Hardcover)
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Gerry Studds - America's First Openly Gay Congressman (Hardcover)
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Representative Gerry Studds served the Massachusetts South Shore,
Cape Cod, and New Bedford congressional district from 1973 to 1997.
During his first decade in the House he helped pass legislation
that protected American fishermen from overfishing by international
boats and limited President Ronald Reagan's wars in Central
America. The defining moment of his career, however, came in 1983,
when he was censured by the House for having had an affair with a
page ten years previously. On the floor of Congress, Studds
confessed to having behaved inappropriately and then courageously
declared that he was a gay man- becoming the country's first openly
gay member of Congress. Defying all expectations, Studds won
reelection in a bruising campaign. For the rest of his career, he
remained loyal to his constituents' concerns while also championing
AIDS research and care, leading the effort in Congress to allow
gays and lesbians to serve in the military, and opposing the
Defense of Marriage Act. Once a deeply conflicted man, he
ultimately found a balance between his public service and his
private life, which included a happy, legally recognized marriage.
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