Mel Boozer

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.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.glaa.org/archive/2000/boozer0816.shtml
• http://www.glaa.org/archive/1980/boozerconventionspeech.shtml
• http://www.dailyxtra.com/world/blogs-and-columns/history-boys/the-black-gay-man-the-us-vice-president-220103