Harry Wieder, the New York LGBT activist and self-described “disabled, gay, Jewish, leftist, middle aged dwarf who ambulates with crutches,” died last night when a taxi cab struck him while he was crossing the street after leaving a community board meeting. He was 57. Michael Peterelis, an activist friend of Wieder’s from their ACT UP days, offers this heartfelt obituary. [Gothamist, NYP]
Mike L.
May he rest in peace.
AlwaysGay
Very sad. RIP
scott ny'er
that’s terrible. crossing streets in NYC is a dangerous thing to do and people forget that. those drivers are crazy.
Mike in PA
May Harry W. have a special place in heaven. Peace and happiness to you forever.
Mike
“Use just half the hate energy to try to understand others, and the world could be a helpful wonderful place” My Dream – Mike
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Little man, Big life……..*sad*
petrov
These are the kinds of dedicated people that are hard to replace and will be missed not only by his friends but by the community at large. Even with all of his hardships he managed to make a difference for the better – how many of us can say the same?
hunter
queerty please add a “sad” or a “:(” next to
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poo
if you type “lol dead activists” in google and press “I’m Feel Lucky” this page comes up.
Jimmi
Very sad. They don’t make activists like that any more.