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Merrill, whose paternal line stretches back to Nathaniel Merrill, an immigrant to the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England in 1620, says it all comes down to "taxation without representation."

"According to the General Accounting Office, there are over 1,049 protections and incentives extended to straight married couples, none of which we get," he fumes. "I'm just doing the same thing that Mahatma Gandhi did in India and the colonists did during the War for Independence."

In his former life, Merrill was married to Evangeline Johnson (aunt to Jets owner Woody Johnson, and great aunt to demi-socialite Casey) who was 30 years his senior, but shared Charles' affinity for art and existentialism. (Evangeline had previously been married to orchestral conductor Leopold Stokowski, who made "Fantasia" with Walt Disney.)

After her death in 1990, Charles met his longtime lover, Kevin Boyle, who's 20 years younger, although he stills remains close with the Johnson clan - "They're very supportive," he says.

http://www.le-gal.org/site/pasthonorees.html

Past Honorees
The following have been honored at LeGaL's previous annual dinners:

Keynote Speakers

Robert Abrams, New York State Attorney General (1991)
Hon. Karen S. Burstein (1995)
David Dinkins, New York City Mayor (1990)
Mary C. Dunlap, Esq. (1993)
Barney Frank, member of Congress (1987)
Bill Green, member of Congress (1988)
Elizabeth Holzman, Kings County District Attorney (1989)
David Mixner (1994)
Hon. Eve Preminger (1992)
Charles E. Schumer, member of Congress (1996)

Awardees

Ginny Apuzzo (1990)
Hon. Deborah A. Batts (1995)
Carol Buell (1993)
Lawrence Chanen (1999) Charles Ching (1996)
Cleary, Gottleib, Steen & Hamilton (2000)
Herbert Cohen (1991)
Lori Cohen (1991)
Catherine L. Cotter (1988)
Martin B. Duberman (1995)
Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin (1994)
Paula L. Ettelbrick (2000)
Hon. Richard C. Faila (1989)
Hon. Fern Fisher-Brandveen (1999)
Alexander Forger (1994)
Matt Forman (1993)
The Gay Women's Focus (1999) - Dr. H. Joan Waitkevicz - Dr. Teresa Cuadra - Dr. Arlene Garcia Steve L. Gittleson (1987)
Hon. Deborah Glick (1997)
Paulette Goodman (1991)
Deb Guston (1993)
Lori Sue Herman (1989)
Dr. Marjorie Hill (1996)
Hon. Samuel Horowitz (1987)
Jim Hough (1997)
Andy Humm (1990)
James R. Hyde (1989)
Paul Jeselsohn (1991)
Ralph Erich Jones (1996)
Stephen C. Joseph, M.D. (1988)
Hon. Marcy L. Kahn (1994)
Mitchell Karp (1994)
Alan M. Koral (1989)
Aubrey Lees (1992)
Arthur S. Leonard (1989)
Jim Levin (1993)
Laurie Linton (1998)
Jay Lipner (1989)
Hon. Joan B. Lobis (1989)
Nancy M. Louden (1997)
Noemi E. Masliah (1996)
Kenneth T. Monteiro (1999)
Tim Nenno (1998)
Morton Newburgh (1991)
Hon. Rosalyn Richter (1990)
Hon. Doug Robinson (1997)
Michael Ryan (1992)
Elizabeth Salen (1989)
Mark Scherzer (1992)
Vivian Shapiro (1992)
Anita Sher (1995)
Peter J.W. Sherwin (2000)
Hon John E.H. Stackhouse(1998)
George Terzian (1988)
Joy Tomchin (1993)
Judith Turkel (1987)
Carmen Vazquez (1998)
Dr. Barbara Warren (2000)
Jim West (1990)
Jim Williams (1998)
Evan Wolfson (1995)
Marc Wolinsky (1993)

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http://comptroller.nyc.gov/bureaus/cac/LGBT_guide_04.pdf

Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
1705 DeSales St. NW, 5th fl.,Washington, DC 20036
202/842-8679
202/289-3863
victory@victoryfund.org
www.victoryfund.org
National donor network supports openly lesbian/gay candidates for public office.

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As per David Mixner, the Victory Fund, which was financial cofounded by David Mixner.

http://www.victoryfund.org/clientuploads/documents/Victory_2003_E-Resolution.pdf

Page 25 specifically says The Gay & Lesbian Fund provides financial support to openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender candidates and officials.

And it has lists of members, donors and sponsors.