Dick Leitsch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDick Leitsch
American activist
Date of Birth: 11-May-1935
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 22-Jun-2018
Profession: activist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Dick Leitsch
- Richard Joseph Leitsch (May 11, 1935 – June 22, 2018), also known as Richard Valentine Leitsch and more commonly Dick Leitsch, was an American LGBT rights activist.
- He was president of gay rights group the Mattachine Society in the 1960s.
- He conceptualized and led the "Sip-In" at Julius' Bar, one of the earliest acts of gay civil disobedience in the United States, LGBT activists used "sip-ins" to attempt to gain the legal right to drink in bars in New York.
- He was also known for being the first gay reporter to publish an account of the Stonewall Riots and the first person to interview Bette Midler in print media.
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