Difference between revisions of "Emile Griffith"
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Former World middleweight boxing champion, with many wins in three divisions Identified as bisexual. Severely beaten when he left a gay bar in New York City, New York in 1992. | Former World middleweight boxing champion, with many wins in three divisions Identified as bisexual. Severely beaten when he left a gay bar in New York City, New York in 1992. | ||
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+ | * [[The Community of LGBTQ Boxers]] | ||
+ | * [[World Sports Champions Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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* http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/sports/emile-griffith-boxer-who-unleashed-a-fatal-barrage-dies-at-75.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | * http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/sports/emile-griffith-boxer-who-unleashed-a-fatal-barrage-dies-at-75.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | ||
* http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/24/emile-griffith | * http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/24/emile-griffith | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 14 September 2017
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1938 - 2013
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
World Champion
Description
Former World middleweight boxing champion, with many wins in three divisions Identified as bisexual. Severely beaten when he left a gay bar in New York City, New York in 1992.