Bernard Mayes

Anthony Bernard Duncan Mayes (October 10, 1929 – October 23, 2014) was a British-born American broadcaster, university dean and author. He was known for being the founder of America's first suicide prevention hotline. Mayes was gay and was also known for being a gay rights activist.

Mayes died in San Francisco, California from Parkinson's disease, aged 85.

References

Other websites
 Bernard Mayes's personal web site at the University of Virginia 
 Escaping God's Closet (limited preview at Google Book Search

Category:1929 births
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Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease
Category:British LGBT people
Category:LGBT people from California
Category:Gay men
Category:British activists
Category:American activists
Category:Writers from San Francisco