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Friend: Gay Redskins TE Jerry Smith coped with 'horrendous existence'
- Tight end played for 13 seasons and retired with write down number of TD catches %%29 at his position
- Smith was generally loved by teammates but didn%27t talk about his private life
If you grew up nearby the Washington Beltway, you're likely familiar with former Redskin Jerry Smith. Your age probably determines whether your first memory of Smith is that of a record-setting snug end or a man who died of AIDS at age 43 in
But if you've never heard of Smith at all, NFL Films is featuring his story for its Emmy-nominated series, A Football Life, and the documentary premiered Tuesday night on NFL Network and will continue to re-air.
Smith, a two-time Pro Bowler who played from to , retired with the most touchdown catches in league history for a compact end (60). He was able to achieve notoriety on the field despite the challenges he encountered off it.
Jerry Smith was gay.
"He was living in real fear," says Smith's friend, David Mixner, who is also homosexual, "and really alone and terrified that he was gonna
Gay DJ &#;The Barber&#; Dies After Being Attacked in Northwest D.C.
Bryan Smith, a well-known and popular D.C.-based DJ and hairstylist, has died after being brutally attacked in a robbery.
Smith, also known as &#;The Barber,&#; was found unconscious in the block of T Street NW around 5 a.m. on October He was found suffering from severe injuries, including head trauma, with blood on his nose and hands, according to D.C. FOX affiliate WTTG. He was transported to a local hospital and lay in a coma for over a week before passing away on Thursday, November 7.
Smith&#;s friends created a GoFundMe page intended to help financially assist him while he recovered from his injuries. The crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $54,
Police speak they believe two suspects attacked Smith, stealing his phone and his wallet, along with his credit cards. The Metropolitan Police Department has released surveillance video footage of the suspects and their automobile in the hope of identifying them.
The suspects in question are connected to at least three additional incidents.
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Executed at Newgate in on questionable evidence
London, UK — 26 February,
By Peter Tatchell
One hundred and eighty-four years ago, on 27 November , a crowd gathered outside Newgate Prison in London to witness a macabre, notorious and historic event &#; the hanging of the last two men in England to be executed for the ‘abominable crime of buggery’ (anal sex).
Only three months earlier, in slow August , James Pratt (30) had said goodbye to his wife and two young daughters at their lodgings in Deptford, and headed off in a routine search for labouring work.
It proved a fruitless quest. Before returning home, Pratt paused for a drink in an ale house. There he met John Smith, also a labourer (40), and William Bonill (sometimes spelt Bonell), aged Neither could offer him a occupation but their company was hospitable. Bonill invited Pratt and Smith back to his rented flat and they accepted.
Little did Pratt and Smith know, as they made their way to his premises in George Street, Southwark, that this get-together would product in their execution &#; and that Bonill would be ban