Michael Hendricks: key obituary facts
Is Michael Hendricks dead? Yes. Michael Hendricks died on July 18, 2026, at age 84.
Cause of death: Michael Hendricks's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Michael Hendricks known for?
Michael Hendricks was a Gay rights activists.
More about Michael Hendricks
Born: New Jersey, U.S. (Hendricks)Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (Leboeuf).
Known for: First same-sex couple to be married in Quebec.
Michael Hendricks, an American–Canadian gay rights activist, died on July 18, 2026.
Along with René LeBoeuf, he became one of the most visible advocates in Quebec’s gay-rights movement and was among the first same-sex couples to be legally married in the province. The pair helped lead ACT-UP activists during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and 1990s, pressing the City of Montreal to create a permanent memorial to Quebecers who died of AIDS.
After years of resistance, city officials dropped their opposition in September 1994, and Parc de l’Espoir was established in Montreal’s gay village. In 2019, Hendricks and LeBoeuf again mobilized around the memorial when the city proposed a redesign that would have removed the original site.