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Jon Hinson

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1942 - 1995

Occupation

Politics

Description

Former Republican Party member of the House of Representatives from Mississippi (1979-1981). Resigned when he disclosed that he was gay, and became an LGBTQ activist. He fought against the ban on homosexuals in the military and was a founder of the Fairfax Lesbian and Gay Citizens Association in Fairfax County, Virginai. Had previously been charged with sodomy twice. Died of AIDS.

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