Author: Frederick L. Whitam
Alternate names: Frederick Whitam
Born: 7 February 1933
Died: 10 July 2009
Bio: Frederick Lee "Fred" Whitam (February 7, 1933 – July 10, 2009) was an American sociologist who studied homosexuality from a cross-cultural perspective. Scholar Paul Vasey described Whitam as "an essentialist during a time of rampant social constructionism."