Gay History - User contributions [en]

Baxter, John

2009-12-16T13:27:21Z

Ricomo: Imported from Wikispaces

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[[Category:the garden,]]

Beam, Joe

2009-12-15T17:16:57Z

Ricomo: Imported from Wikispaces

'''NAME: Joe Fairchild Beam

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Biography:'''

[[http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=4014|Tommi Avicolli Mecca's remembrance is here.]]

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_F._Beam|His wikipedia biography]]

[[http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biob2/beam1.html|A very short biography is at this link.]]

[[http://173.160.74.170:591/FMRes/FMPro?-db=search%20the%20quilt.fp5&-sortfield=block%20number&PMDB%20Online%3a%3aPanel%20Listing=joseph%20beam&-format=ZFormVw.htm&-lay=Large%20Display&-max=1&-skip=0&-token=25&-find|His AIDS quilt is here.]]

Date of Birth: 1954

Date of Death (delete if non-applicable): 12/27/1988

Age at Death (delete if non-applicable): 33

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Testimonials to him (add a space before a new testimonial): I fell madly in love with him, having seen him at the A2, but I was too shy to approach him. Kept looking for another opportunity to meet him but never did. I hadn't known anything about him or his writing at the time. One day I was walking along Broad Street when the wind blew a scrap of newspaper under my foot. It was Joe's obituary. Stopped me in my tracks literally and figurately. I hadn't previously known of his illness or death. Years later when my then-lover and I bought a house together, my boyfriend's employer, Ed Hermance, owner of Giovanni's Room, donated to us Joe Beam's writing desk, a secretary really. Sigh. - Ricomo (Ricky Moreau)
[[Category:giovannis room]]
[[Category:age 33]]
[[Category:1988 deaths]]
[[Category:aids quilt]]

Moreau, Richard *

2009-12-15T17:02:43Z

Ricomo: Imported from Wikispaces

'''NAME:''' Richard "Ricky" Moreau*

'''Biography:''' Born in Newton, MA. Moved to Philadelphia to attend the Univ of Pennsylvania and gain some then-needed distance from his parents. Came out as a gay man freshman year. (His GPA never fully recovered :-) ) Never left Philly after putting down roots here. Lives in University City and has for most of his time in Philadelphia. Was an extra in the movie, "Philadelphia." Tested positive in 1987, lucky enough to have never had an opportunistic infection so far (2009). Participated in drug studies for Crixivan and Interferon A. Lost his then-ex lover, still-friend, Micah Seeney, to AIDS in 1995. Micah never got to see the conclusion of the OJ trial which we watched closely. Caring for Micah and losing him was the most profound experience of my life. Thankfully, Richard has not lost many others to whom he has been close.

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Date of Birth: 5/15/1964

Employment: Waiter at the Garden, the Rittenhouse Hotel, the White Dog Cafe, the Striped Bass, Social Worker for the Department of Human Services since 1997.

Social/Political Groups he attends/attended: ACT UP (briefly, years ago), ActionAIDS Buddy and Public Speaker (briefly, years ago), Co-coordinator of Lesbians and Gays at Penn from 1983-84. Co-coordinator of University City Pride in the early '00's. DHS' first Liaison to LGBT Communities from 2006-07 (and maybe the first in the nation to hold such a position within a child welfare agency.) Foyer of Philadelphia Board Member currently.

Bars/Clubs he attends/attended: Kurts (where he met Micah), Woody's. Was for several years a Sunday night regular at both.

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[[Category:university of pennsylvania]]
[[Category:woodys]]

Moreau, Richard *

2009-12-15T16:43:48Z

Ricomo: Imported from Wikispaces

'''NAME:''' Richard Moreau*

'''Biography:''' Born in Newton, MA. Moved to Philadelphia to attend the Univ of Pennsylvania and gain some then-needed distance from his parents. Came out as a gay man freshman year. (His GPA never fully recovered :-) ) Never left Philly after putting down roots here. Lives in University City and has for most of his time in Philadelphia. Was an extra in the movie, "Philadelphia." Tested positive in 1987, lucky enough to have never had an opportunistic infection so far (2009). Participated in drug studies for Crixivan and Interferon A. Lost his then-ex lover, still-friend, Micah Seeney, to AIDS in 1995. Micah never got to see the conclusion of the OJ trial which we watched closely. Caring for Micah and losing him was the most profound experience of my life. Thankfully, Richard has not lost many others to whom he has been close.

Picture: (Insert picture if available)

Date of Birth: 5/15/1964

Employment: Waiter at the Garden, the Rittenhouse Hotel, the White Dog Cafe, the Striped Bass, Social Worker for the Department of Human Services since 1997.

Social/Political Groups he attends/attended: ACT UP (briefly, years ago), ActionAIDS Buddy and Public Speaker (briefly, years ago), Co-coordinator of Lesbians and Gays at Penn from 1983-84. Co-coordinator of University City Pride in the early '00's. DHS' first Liaison to LGBT Communities from 2006-07 (and maybe the first in the nation to hold such a position within a child welfare agency.) Foyer of Philadelphia Board Member currently.

Bars/Clubs he attends/attended: Kurts (where he met Micah), Woody's. Was for several years a Sunday night regular at both.

His friends include: (type your name here, or names of others)

Testimonials to him (add a space before a new testimonial):
[[Category:university of pennsylvania]]
[[Category:woodys]]