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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Former professor of sociology at the University of Maryland.  President of the Gay Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (1979-1981).  First openly-gay person to be nominated for the position of Vice-President of the United States (1980).  Died of AIDS.
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Former professor of sociology at the University of Maryland.  President of the Gay Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (1979-1981).  First openly-gay person to be nominated for the position of Vice-President of the United States (1980).  Also known as Melvin Boozer.  Died of AIDS.
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Individuals in the Fields of Sociology and Anthropology]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.glaa.org/archive/2000/boozer0816.shtml
 
* http://www.glaa.org/archive/2000/boozer0816.shtml
 
* http://www.glaa.org/archive/1980/boozerconventionspeech.shtml
 
* http://www.glaa.org/archive/1980/boozerconventionspeech.shtml
 
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* http://www.dailyxtra.com/world/blogs-and-columns/history-boys/the-black-gay-man-the-us-vice-president-220103
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Latest revision as of 00:55, 12 July 2018

Mel Boozer

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1945 - 1987

Occupation

Politics, Academic

Description

Former professor of sociology at the University of Maryland. President of the Gay Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (1979-1981). First openly-gay person to be nominated for the position of Vice-President of the United States (1980). Also known as Melvin Boozer. Died of AIDS.

See Also

Further Reading/Research