NEW YORK—A lawyer who burned himself to death in a grisly protest against ecological destruction was a nationally known LGBTQ rights advocate and lead attorney in a famous case involving transgender murder victim Brandon Teena. The charred remains of 60-year-old David Buckel were found in a grassy meadow in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park at dawn Saturday, as early-morning cyclists and joggers strode by. But he was best known as a champion of LGBTQ rights. A 1987 graduate of Cornell Law School, he served as marriage project director at Lambda Legal, a national organization that fights for LGBTQ rights. He knew his craft and his trade and was strategic in how to build the blocks toward a sweeping victory.”

Source: thestar April 15, 2018 22:53 UTC