Gerry Studds

Gerry Studds
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Hastings Keith
Succeeded by	Bill Delahunt
Constituency	12th district (1973–1983) 10th district (1983–1997)
Personal details
Born	Gerry Eastman Studds (1937-05-12)May 12, 1937 Mineola, New York, U.S.
Died	October 14, 2006(2006-10-14) (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Dean Hara ​ (m. 2004)​
Education	Yale University (BA, MA)
Gerry Studds's voice Studds, as chair of the House Merchant Marine Committee, speaks in support of H.R.4615, the Olympic Experimental State Forest Act Recorded August 11, 1992

Gerry Eastman Studds (/ˈɡɛri/ GHERR-ee; May 12, 1937 – October 14, 2006) was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first member of Congress to be openly gay. In 1983 he was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to what he described as a "consensual relationship" with a 17-year-old page.