Emile Griffith
From QueerBio.com
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.
Further Reading/Research
- 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
