police officer whose fight to name her domestic partner as her pension beneficiary garnered national attention May 24 – Fritz Klein, 73, American bisexual sex researcher and psychiatrist July 3 – Nimrod Ping, 58, British gay architect and politician October 14 – Gerry Studds, 69, American Representative for the state of Massachusetts, first openly gay member of Congress See also Timeline of LGBT history – timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present LGBT rights by country or territory – current legal status around the world LGBT social movements https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-s-pride-community-continues-to-fight-beyond-borders-1.4545256 LGBT rights by year