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Drew Shafer

Drew Shafer, American LGBT rights activist from Missouri (died 1989)

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Born
April 9, 1936
Died
September 30, 1989
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1936

About Drew Shafer

Drew Shafer was an American gay activist from Kansas City, Missouri, known for his LGBTQ activism. Drew Shafer (April 9, 1936 – September 30, 1989) was an American gay activist from Kansas City, Missouri, known for his LGBTQ activism. She had also accompanied Shafer when he initially attended the February 1966 conference, and later became secretary of the Phoenix Society.

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Drew Shafer timeline

  1. Drew Shafer (April 9, 1936 – September 30, 1989) was an American gay activist from Kansas City, Missouri, known for his LGBTQ activism.
  2. She had also accompanied Shafer when he initially attended the February 1966 conference, and later became secretary of the Phoenix Society.

The world when Drew Shafer was born

Drew Shafer was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Drew Shafer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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