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Famous Gay  [message #29228] Sun, 12 March 2006 17:36 Go to next message
timmy

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I do not (yet) have a picture of this man who was a very much admired US man who died untimely young.

He was a medic, and a missionary. There is a song that either shares his name or shares a name that sounds like his based on a hanged murderer of a century beforehand. The song has been viewed as a way of lauding him with priase - odd because he was not a hanged murderer!

He seems to be referred to as a potential saint, though iot seems odd that his faith would make a saint out of a gay man

He failed his degree, even after four years of study, and his university. His life and work is associated witha Laos.



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Pictures are hard to find  [message #29229 is a reply to message #29228] Sun, 12 March 2006 17:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
timmy

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Especially since I had to check they were really of him.

I did find a statue, though, but this is not it
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Re: Famous Gay  [message #29230 is a reply to message #29228] Sun, 12 March 2006 18:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: Famous Gay  [message #29235 is a reply to message #29230] Sun, 12 March 2006 19:49 Go to previous message
timmy

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That was fast!

http://www.congressionalgoldmedal.com/ThomasDooley.htm says more about him that I ever could

Over to you for the next one



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