Gerry Studds
Gerry Studds | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Hastings Keith |
| Succeeded by | Bill Delahunt |
| Constituency | 12th district (1973–1983) 10th district (1983–1997) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerry Eastman Studds May 12, 1937 |
| Died | October 14, 2006 (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Dean Hara (m. 2004) |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MA) |
Gerry Eastman Studds (/ˈɡɛri/ GHERR-ee; May 12, 1937 – October 14, 2006) was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 until 1997. He was the first member of Congress to be openly gay. In 1983, Studds was censured by the House for having sex with a 17-year-old page.