Retired New York firefighter comes out in his obituary: 'I was gay all my life'
Edward Thomas Ryan, an 85-year-old retired firefighter and veterans’ advocate from Rensselaer, N.Y., announced in his obituary: "I was gay all my life."
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Edward Thomas Ryan, an 85-year-old retired firefighter and veterans’ advocate from Rensselaer, N.Y., announced in his obituary: "I was gay all my life."