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friends to be bisexual, though his family said this was not the case, which raised the issue of how he had contracted the disease. Anti-gay prejudice at the time of McKinney's death in 1987 may have promoted a disingenuous approach to speculations on the cause of McKinney's HIV infection. Arnold Denson, the man with whom McKinney had been living in
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464:"McKinney Dies of Illness Tied to AIDS"
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689:Kimmey, Samantha (December 20, 2012).
493:"R1987: Rep. Stewart B. McKinney dies"
430:List of members of the American Legion
404:. They had five children. Their son,
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757:"Happy Anniversary, Barney Frank!"
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793:. On Top Magazine. Archived from
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996:American LGBT military personnel
866:"Stewart McKinney (id: M000527)"
610:May, Clifford D. (May 9, 1987).
461:May, Clifford D. (May 8, 1987).
1081:Racing drivers from Connecticut
1041:Businesspeople from Connecticut
755:Kiritsy, Laura (May 31, 2007).
16:American politician (1931–1987)
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1076:Princeton University alumni
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