Pause for 9/11

Most of us who were born before 2000 will remember what they were doing and where they were on 11th September 2001, 20 years ago today. I was at work, stationed in the main art gallery on the top floor of Nottingham Castle. It was time for my afternoon break but my colleague who was to take over from me for 20 minutes was 5 minutes late. I wasn’t too worried. Then he was 10 minutes late, and I was wondering where he was. Then he was 15 minutes late, and I radioed down to the office to ask where he was. At which point he arrived and told me that he had been watching the television in the staff room. Two planes had crashed into the World Trade Centre, he said. It didn’t sink in for a minute or two until I got to the staff room and saw for myself the tragedy unfolding on television.

There was a sombre feeling in the air for the rest of the day. About an hour later one of my ex-partners (let’s call him Sam) came to visit me in the gallery. He has just come off duty as a nurse and had been effected by the news, which was made more personal for him as only a month beforehand he and his then partner were standing on the top of the World Trade Centre. For reasons which don’t concern us, he and his partner had split up since then and Sam was feeling vulnerable. He asked me to keep him company that evening. I agreed and we couldn’t help but watch what was going on in New York for the rest of the night.

Many commemorative events are taking place around the world. There are too many names of those who lost their lives for us to remember individually. Many have family and friends to remember them, but some may not. The lgbt community lost just a tiny group of people compared to the full list of casualties. Below is a list of those known to us.

I list their names alone in alphabetical order of surname. Just by reading down the list you are contributing to the global commemoration and helping to keep their names alive, whether they are remembered by their loved ones or by no-one other than yourself.

Renee Barrett

Graham Berkeley

Mark Bingham

Pamela Boyce

David Charlebois

Eugene Clark

Jeffrey Collman

Luke Dudek

James Joe Ferguson

Carol Flyzik

Ronald Gamboa and his partner Dan Brandhorst

Sheila Hein

Mychal Judge

William Anthony Karnes

John Keohane

Andrew LaCorte

Michael Lepore

Patricia McAneney

Wesley Mercer

“Roxy Eddie” Ognibene

Seamus O’Neal

Catherine Smith

Waleska Martinez

and two people who are known to us by their first name only,

Eddie

Joshua

In Memoriam 2020: Part 2

Here is the second list of lgbt people who passed away during 2020.

Rich Thigpen, d. 6 June 2020. American comic book expert. He was heavily involved in Prism Comics, an organisation supporting and promoting lgbt comic and graphic novel artists and illustrators. He edited “Gay Agenda” and the annual “Prism Comics: Your LGBT Guide to Comics”, a publication produced for mainstream comic conventions.

Jon Gee, b. 29 July 1945, d. 14 June 2020. Co-founder of the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. Participated in the 1963 March on Washington in which Martin Luther King made his famous “Dream” speech.

Sarah Hegazi, b. 1989, d. 14 June 2020. Egyptian asylum seeker in Canada; imprisoned in Egypt for flying the rainbow Pride flag.

James Furlong, b. 1984, d. 20 June 2020, teacher. Head of History, Holt School, Wokingham, England; Joe Ritchie-Bennett, b. 1981, d. 20 June 2020, American-born employee of a Dutch pharmaceutical company in Reading; and Dr. David Wails, b. 1971, d. 20 June 2020, Senior principal scientist with Johnson Matthey, a global chemicals company. All three were murdered while enjoying meeting up in a local park after the national pandemic lockdown was relaxed.

Angela Madsen, b. 10 May 1960, d. 20 June 2020. American Paralympian who competed in rowing and track and field athletics, winning a bronze medal at London 2012 in shot put. She held over a dozen world records in rowing, including the oldest solo female rower. She died during her trans-Pacific rowing attempt.

Harry Britt, b. 8 June 1938, d. 24 June 2020. Elected member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors 1979-92 in succession to the assassinated Harvey Milk. President of the Board of Supervisors 1989-90.

Tony Fenwick, b. 26 Mar. 1960, d. 8 July 2020. Co-founder LGBT History Month UK, and CEO of Schools OUT, an organisation for lgbt teachers and educators. He was awarded an OBE (officer of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen in 2017 for services to equality in education.

Dr. Joseph Costa, b. 1964, d. 25 July 2020. Chief of Critical Care, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore. One of many front-line workers who have died from covid-19.

Hadley Dale Hall, b. 8 July 1933, d. 10 Aug. 2020. Founder of San Francisco Home Health Services. Founder of Coming Home Hospice, the first residential AIDS hospice in the US.

Chris Graham-Bell, b. 30 Oct. 1951, d. 12 Aug. 2020. UK publisher. Chair of Millivres Publishing. Founder of “Gay Times”. Former Chair of the Gay Business Association. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Ash Christian, b. 16 Jan. 1965, d. 13 Aug. 2020. American actor, and tv producer; founder of Cranium Entertainment; won an Emmy in 2014 for his short daytime drama “ml promise”.

James Humphreys, b. 10 Dec. 1939, d. 27 Aug. 2020. American mathematician. Associate Professor (1974), Professor (1976), and Emeritus Professor (2003), University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He died of covid-19.

Henry van Ameringen, b. 1931, d. 9 Sept. 2020. American businessman and philanthropist who donated millions of dollars to lgbt charities and causes. Founder of the van Ameringen Foundation. He inherited his father’s perfume company, International Flavors and Fragrances.

Barbara “Soraya” Santaigo Solla, b. 6 Dec. 1947, d. 22 Sept. 2020. Puerto Rican transgender activist, and the first person in Puerto Rico to change her gender designation on her birth certificate. In October the TranSalud Clinic on Puerto Rico was renamed in her honour.

Timothy Ray Brown, b. 11 Mar. 1966, d. 29 Sept. 2020. “The Berlin Patient”, the first person to be cured of HIV, by bone marrow transplant.

Kenzō Takada, b. 27 Feb. 1939, d. 4 Oct. 2020. Japanese fashion designer. With compensation from the Japanese government for demolishing his Tokyo home to make way for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Kenzō travelled to Paris, France, where he formed his fashion house. Chevalier, Legion d’Honneur. He died of covid-19.

Monica Roberts, b. 4 May 1962, d. 5 Oct. 2020. American transgender activist. Journalist and founding editor of TransGriot, a blog on transgender issues, with an emphasis on the African-American and ethnic transgender community.

James Randi, b. 7 Aug. 1928, d. 20 Oct. 2020. Canadian-American magician and psychic/paranormal “debunker”. He founded the James Randi Educational Foundation which offered a million dollars to anyone who can prove scientifically the existence of paranormal abilities. Asteroid 3163 is named after him.

David Scondras, b. 1946, d. 21 Oct. 2020. The first openly lgbt person elected to the city council of Boston, Massachusetts, 1983.

John Sessions, b. 11 Jan. 1953, d. 2 Nov. 2020. Scottish actor and comedian, popular on many comedy improvisation shows. He also impersonated many contemporary public figures for the 1980s satirical puppet show “Spitting Image”.

Joan Drury, b. 1945, d. 9 Nov. 2020. American author, bookseller, publisher and philanthropist. Owner of Spinsters Ink, a feminist lesbian press, 1992-2001. Won the Lambda Literary Publisher Service Award in 1999.

Anthony Sullivan, b. 25 Feb. 1942, d. 10 Nov. 2020. Australian-born campaigner for same-sex marriage in the USA. His marriage to Richard Adams (d.2012) in 1975 was the first to campaign for recognition by the US Federal Court. In 2015 the marriage was recognised by the US government as the first US same-sex marriage.

Dr. Michael Kelly, b. 1954, d. 14 Nov. 2020. Australian queer theologian and author. Co-founder of the Rainbow Sash Movement, an organisation lgbt Catholics who campaign for acceptance in Communion.

Witold Sadowy, b. 7 Jan. 1920, d. 15 Nov. 2020. Polish actor and author who came out at the age of 100, probably the oldest coming out.

Jan Morris, b. 2 Oct. 1926, d. 20 Nov. 2020. Welsh transgender author, historian and travel writer. She was the journalist on the 1952 Everest expedition who reported the successful conquest. Awarded the CBE (Companion of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen in 1999 for services to literature.

Deb Price, b. 27 Feb. 1958, d. 20 Nov. 2020. Pioneering American lesbian columnist, the first to have her columns syndicated across the US (1992).

Pat Patterson, b. 14 Jan. 1941, d. 2 Dec. 2020. Canadian/American professional wrestler, consultant and producer. Acknowledged as a leading figure in the global success of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). His long career culminated in him being the oldest person to win a WWE wrestling title in 2019 at the age of 78.

Here is the second half of the transgender murder victims of 2020.

Brian “Egypt’ Powers, killed in Akron, Ohio, on 13th June 2020, aged 43.

Brayla Stone, killed in Dallas, Texas, on 25th June 2020, aged 17. 

Merci Mack, killed in Dallas, Texas, on 30th June 30, aged 22. 

Shaki Peters, killed in Amite City, Louisiana, on 1st July 2020, aged 32. 

Bree Black, killed in Pompano Beach, Florida, on 3rd July 2020, aged 27.

Summer Taylor, killed in Seattle, Washington on 4th July 2020. 

Marilyn Cazares, killed in Brawley, California, in July 2020. 

Dior H Ova/Tiffany Harris, was killed in the Bronx, New York, in July 2020. 

Queasha D Hardy, killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 27th July 2020, aged 22.

Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears (a.k.a. Rocky Rhone), killed in Portland, Oregon, on 28th July 2020. 

Kee Sam, killed in Lafayette, Louisiana on 12th August 2020. 

Aerrion Burnett, killed in independence, Missouri on 19th September 2020. 

Mia Green, killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 28th September 2020, aged 29. 

Michelle Michellyn Ramos Vargas, killed in Puerto Rico on 30th September 30, 2020. 

Felycya Harris, killed in Augusta, Georgia, in October 2020, aged 33. 

Brooklyn Deshuna, killed in Shreveport, Louisiana, on 7th October 2020, aged 20. 

Sara Blackwood, killed in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 11th October 2020.

Angel Unique, killed in Memphis, Tennessee, on 25th October 2020, aged 25. 

Yunieski Carey Herrera, killed in Miami, Florida, on 17th November 2020, aged 39. 

Asia Jynaé Foster, killed in Houston, Texas, on 20th November 2020, aged 22.

In Memoriam 2020: Part 1

I hope it’s not too late to wish you a Happy New Year.

Before I begin this year’s blogging I want to look back at the members of the lgbt community who passed away in 2020. Below is the first half of my selection of people who made some contribution to international, national of local lgbt lives. The list covers the months January to May 2020.

Edward Jeunette, b. 10 Aug. 1957, d. 1 Jan. 2020. Lawyer with Baltimore City Department of Social Services. Lgbt activist and Baltimore community volunteer.

Sylvio Horta, b. 17 Aug. 1974, d. 7 Jan. 2020. American tv writer and creator of the “Ugly Betty” tv series, adapting it from a Colombian telenovela.

Anthony Crickmay, b. 20 May 1937, d. 8 Jan. 2020. British photographer who specialised in opera and dance portraits. Some of his portraits of famous ballet dancers are in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Dr. Donald West, b. 9 June 1924, d. 20 Jan. 2020. Professor of Clinical Criminology, Cambridge University. Pioneer researcher into homosexuality.

Michou, b. 18 June 1931, d.  26 Jan. 2020. Real name Michel Catty. French cabaret singer and drag performer. Chevalier, Legion d’Honneur.

Hon. Deborah Batts, b. 13 Apr. 1947, d. 3 Feb. 2020. Senior Judge of the Southern District of New York since 2012; the first African-American and openly lgbt US Federal Judge.

Camila Maria Concepción, b. 20 Dec. 1991, d. 21 Feb. 2020. American transgender activist. Assistant writer of the Netfix series “Gentefied” and “Daybreak”.

Tom Watkins, b. 21 Sept. 1949, d. 24 Feb. 2020. British music and pop manager of the bands Pet Shop Boys, Bros, and East 17. Early in his career he designed logos and album covers for Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Wham! and Duran Duran.

Mart Crowley, b. 21 Aug. 1935, d. 7 Mar. 2020. American playwright, best-known for “The Boys in the Band”, a ground-breaking play about the lives of young gay men in New York. He was also script editor and producer of the tv mystery series “Hart to Hart”.

Donald Howarth, b. 5 Nov. 1931, d. 24 Mar. 2020. British playwright and theatre director, the last of the “Angry Young Men” who revolutionised British theatre in the 1960s. He wrote and directed anti-apartheid plays in South Africa for black Africans.

Terrence McNally, b. 3 Nov. 1938, d. 24 Mar. 2020. American playwright, screenwriter and librettist, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1994. Received a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2019. Died of covid-19.

Glenn Stevens, b. 1946, d. 30 Mar. 2020. Businessman, often called the Founder of Manchester’s Gay Village. Affectionately known as Mr. Manchester. Died of covid-19.

Barbara Farrelly, b. 1943, d. 3 Apr. 2020. First editor of “Star Observer” 1992-4, Australia’s leading lgbt newspaper.

David Harvey, b. 1961, d. 5 Apr. 2020. Chair of Brighton and Hove Pride 2002-6. Radio and tv journalist. Producer of popular BBC consumer tv series “That’s Life”. He died of covid-19.

Phyllis Lyon, b. 10 Nov. 1924, d. 9 Apr. 2020. American writer and activist with her wife Del Martin. They co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian activist group of the 1950s. Del died in 2008.

Robbie Browne, b. 1949, d. 11 Apr. 2020. American real estate agent, businessman and philanthropist. Board member of GLAAD. He donated millions of dollars to LGBT+ charities. Died of covid-19.

Don Haines, b. 5 May 1950, d. 24 Apr. 2020. Lawyer and administrative officer with the American Civil Liberties Union.

David Carter, b. 1954, d. 1 May 2020. American historian, author of “Stonewall: the Riot that Sparked the Gay Revolution”, the first definitive account of the 1969 riots.

Douglas Chambers, b. 29 Nov. 1939, d. 1 May 2020. Canadian academic. Professor Emeritus of English, University of Toronto. Died of covid-19.

Maurice Lapierre, b. 1935, d. 2 May 2020. American librarian who taught library science at many universities. Chief Medical Librarian, Ministry of Health, Bahrain 1982-4. Died of covid-19.

Roy Horn, b. 3 Oct. 1944, d. 8 May 2020. German-born American magician with his partner Siegfried Fischbacher. He died of covid-19.

Lynn Shelton, b. 27 Aug. 1965, d. 16 May 2020. American film-maker, nominated shortly before her death for two Emmys for her miniseries “Little Fires Everywhere”.

Little Richard, b. 5 Dec. 1932, d. 20 May 2020. Rock’n’roll and gospel singer-songwriter. His real name was Richard Penniman.

Larry Kramer, b. 25 June 1935, d. 27 May 2020. American playwright and activist. Oscar nominated for his screenplay of “Women in Love” (1969). Founder of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP).

Dr. Ron Simmons, b. 2 Mar. 1950, d. 28 May 2020. Black men’s health and AIDS campaigner. Assistant Professor, Howard University School of Communications. Executive Director of “Us Leading Us”, an HIV support group for the black community.

The year 2020 also saw a tragic rise in the reports of murders of transgender people. No list could ever do justice to their memory and courage. The list below is a random selection of transgender murder victims from January to May 2020.

Dustin Parker, killed in McAlester, Oklahoma, on 1st January 2020, aged 25.

Neulisa Luciano Ruiz, killed in Puerto Rico on 24th February 2020.

Yampi Méndez Arocho, killed in Moca, Puerto Rico, on 5th March 2020, aged 19.

Scott/Scottlynn Devore, killed in Augusta, Georgia, in March 2020, aged 51.

Monika Diamond, killed in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 18th March 2020, aged 34.

Lexi, killed in Harlem, New York, on 28th March 2020, aged 33.

Johanna Metzger, killed in Baltimore, Maryland, on 11th April 2020.

Layla Pelaez Sánchez and Serena Angelique Velázquez Ramos, both killed in Puerto Rico on 21st April 2020, aged 21 and 32 respectively.

Penélope Díaz Ramírez, killed in Puerto Rico on 13th April 2020.

Nina Pop, killed in Sikeston, Missouri, on 3rd May 2020.

Helle Jae O’Regan, killed in San Antonio, Texas, on 6th May 2020, aged 20.

Tony McDade, killed in Tallahasee Florida, on 27th May 2020.

Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 9th June 2020.

Riah Milton, killed in Liberty Township, Ohio, on 9th June 2020, aged 25.

Jayne Thompson, killed in Mesa County, Colorado, on 9th May 2020, aged 33.

Selena Reyes-Hernandez, killed in Chicago, Illinois, on 31st May 2020, aged 37.

Next week I'll list some of the lgbt+ lives we lost from June to December 2020.

Paralympic Tribute: 2

Last week I presented a tribute to Marieke Vervoort, the Dutch lgbt Paralympic who passed away last year. Today is a tribute to Angela Madsen, the US lgbt Paralympian who died during her attempt to row solo across the Pacific Ocean in June.

Many tributes to Angela appeared online. None of them could have had adequate room to list all of Angela’s achievements so the table below is my attempt to do so.

Note on Paralympic categories:

F54 – (field athletics) Full arm function, no abdominal power.

F55 – (field athletics) Full arm function, partial abdominal power, no lower limb function or leg amputee.

F56 – (field athletics) Full arm and abdominal function, full or partial leg amputee.

LTA – (rowing) Legs, trunk and arms, being able to use a sliding seat.

 

Event/Award	Location/date	Medal/award
National Veteran’s Wheelchair Games	Jun 1995, Atlanta, USA	Gold, 100m freestyle swimming
		Gold, 100m backstroke swimming
		Gold, 100m breaststroke swimming
		Gold, slalom canoeing
		Gold, billiards
National Veteran’s Wheelchair Games	July 1996, Seattle, USA	Gold, 100m freestyle swimming
		Gold, 100m backstroke swimming
		Gold, 100m breaststroke swimming
		Gold, shot put
		Silver, slalom canoeing
Bay-to-Bay Race (open water rowing race)	6 June 1999, San Diego, USA	Gold, 5 mile, open class
Eagle Adaptive Regatta	10 July 1999, Indianapolis, USA	1st place, double sculls
		1st place, 1000m single sculls
		1st place, 2000m single sculls
US Amateur Surfing Championships	18 July 1999, Oceanside, USA	2nd place, prosthetic/handicap division
Newport to Dana Point, California	24 July 1999, California, USA	1st place, 15 mile open ocean row
National Adaptive Rowing Championships	11 Sept. 1999, Philadelphia, USA	1st place, 1000m single sculls
5000m Head Race	10 Oct. 1999, Long Beach, USA	1st place, adaptive rowing
Bay-to-Bay Race	4 June 2000, San Diego, USA	1st place, 5 miles physically challenged open division
International BAYADA Regatta (annual contest for rowers with disabilities)	9 Sept. 2000, Philadelphia, USA	Gold, 400m single sculls
		Gold, double fixed seat sculls
Tony Mezzadri Surf Contest (named after Tony Mezzadri who suffered a spinal cord injury while surfing)	30 Sept. 2000	Most Inspirational Surfer award
Long Beach Rowing Association Christmas Regatta	3 Dec. 2000, Long Beach, USA	1st place, adaptive division
Queen Mary Open Water Row	16 Dec. 2000	1st place, adaptive fixed seat division
Long Beach Rowing Association Spring Regatta	18 March 2001, Long Beach, USA	1st place, 1000m adaptive fixed seat division
International BAYADA Regatta	8 Sept. 2001, Philadelphia, USA	2nd place, 1000m single sculls
Bay-to-Bay Race	4 June 2002, San Diego, USA	3rd place, 20 nautical miles open water race, class 3
International Rowing Federation (IRF) World Rowing Championships	Sept. 2002, Seville, Spain	Silver, adaptive single sculls TA
Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles (now the LA84 Foundation)	Feb 2003	Women Who Inspire Us award
Bay-to-Bay Race	31 May 2003, San Diego, USA	2nd place
National Veterans Wheelchair Games	July 2003, Long Beach, USA	Gold, shot put
		Gold, javelin
		Gold, discus
		Gold, weightlifting
		Silver, wheelchair basketball
IRF World Rowing Championships	August 2003, Milan, Italy	Gold, double sculls TA
International BAYADA Regatta	6 Sept. 2003, Philadelphia, USA	Silver, 1000m men’s/mixed fixed seat category
Leo Reilly jr. Award	6 Sept 2003	Award for spirit and determination
Surfboards for Spinal Cords Contest (formerly Tony Mazzadri Surf Contest)	27 Sept. 2003, Ocean Beach, USA	1st place, surfer with a disability category
IRF World Rowing Championships	August 2004, Banyoles, Spain	Gold, double sculls TA
Surfboards for Spinal Cords Contest	25 Sept. 2004, Ocean Beach, USA	1st place, surfer with a disability category
Spring Regatta	19 March 2005	3rd place, 2000m quadruple sculls
		3rd place, double sculls TA
IRF World Rowing Championships	Sept. 2005, Kaizu, Japan	Gold, double sculls TA
Paris Open Indoor Rowing Championships	11 Dec 2005, Paris, France	1st place, LTA
IRF World Rowing Championships	August 2006, Eton, UK	Gold, double sculls TA
World Records (trans-Atlantic row)	Dec. 2007-Feb 2008, from the Canary Islands to Antigua	First trans-Atlantic row (with Frank Festor) by a pair with disabilities
		First trans-Atlantic row by a woman with a disability
		Oldest woman to row the Atlantic
World Records (trans-Indian Ocean row – those in bold are currently recognised by Guinness World Records)	April-June 2009, from Western Australia to Mauritius	Oldest woman to row the Indian Ocean
		With Helen Taylor, the first women to row the Indian Ocean
		Member of the first team to row the Indian Ocean
		Member of the first crew of 8 to row the Indian Ocean
		First woman with a disability to row the Indian Ocean
		Team to make the fastest crossing of the Indian Ocean
National Veterans Wheelchair Games	July 2009, Spokane, USA	Gold, 100m freestyle swimming
		Gold, 100m breaststroke swimming
		Gold, shot put
		Gold, javelin
		Gold, discus
World Records (as part of 2010 Virgin GB Row, classed as an ocean row – those in bold are currently recognised by Guinness World Records)	June-July 2010, around the UK mainland	Member of the only crew to finish the row
		Member of the first all-female team to row around the UK
		Member of the team to make the fastest unsupported row around the UK
		Oldest woman to row around the UK
World Records (trans-Atlantic row – those in bold are currently recognised by Guinness World Records)	Jan.-March 2011, Morocco to Barbados	First woman to row three oceans
		First woman with a disability to row three oceans
		First woman with a disability to row the same ocean twice
		Oldest woman to row the Atlantic (breaking her own record)
		Member of the largest team to row the Atlantic (team of 16)
		Member of the first catamaran to cross the Atlantic
Para-PanAmerican Games	Nov. 2011, Guadalajara, Mexico	Bronze, shot put F54-56
World Record (US Paralympic Trials)	June-July 2012, Indianapolis, USA	Shot put F56
Boiling Point Track Classic (leading Canadian open track competition for para-athletes)	14 July 2012, University of Windsor, Canada	Gold, shot put F56 (Guinness World Record)
		Gold, javelin F56
Paralympic Games	Sept. 2012, London, UK	Bronze, shot put F54-56
Trans-Pacific row (abandoned)	June 2013, from Santa Cruz, USA	First woman with a disability to attempt to row the Pacific solo
World Records (trans-Pacific row - those in bold are currently recognised by Guinness World Records)	May-July 2014, Long Beach to Hawaii, USA	First female pair to row the Pacific (with Tara Remington)
		First (and, to date, the only) woman to make four oceans crossings
		First woman with a disability to row the Pacific
		Fastest pair to row the Pacific
		First (and, to date, the only) lgbt person to row four oceans
		Oldest woman to row the Pacific
Foundation for Global Sports Development	17 Nov. 2014	Athletes in Excellence Award
Aquatic Capital of America Foundation	16 Jan. 2015	2014 Outstanding Achievement award
Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade	17 May 2015, Long Beach, USA	Grand Marshal
US Paralympic Track and Field National Championships	June 2015, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA	Gold, shot put F53-57
		Silver, discus F54-57
Para-PanAmerican Games	Aug. 2015, Toronto, Canada	Gold, javelin F55/56 (Games record)
		Silver, shot put F56/57
Boiling Point Track Classic	14 July 2016, University of Windsor, Canada	Gold and World Record (breaking her own 2012 record), shot put F56
Trans-Pacific Row (unfinished – the row on which she passed away)	April-June 2020, Marina del Rey, USA to mid-Pacific	Oldest woman to attempt a solo ocean crossing
		First woman to attempt to row the Pacific three times

I’m sure you’re exhausted reading all those records and achievements. Guinness World Records recognized 14 records in their obituary of Angela Madsen. No doubt, there will be some achievements I haven’t yet found.

When the Tokyo Paralympic Games begin next year let’s think about Angela Madsen and Marieke Vervoort and how much they have brought to lgbt sport.