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Alberta Gay (born Alberta Williams Cooper; January 1, 1913 – May 8, 1987) was the mother of five children including recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye. Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, she married the minister Marvin Gay Sr., after relocating to Washington, D.C., in her early twenties.
The mother of slain soul singer Marvin Gaye, who tried to stop the 1984 argument that led to her son’s death and her husband’s arrest, died Friday of bone cancer at St. Joseph Medical Center ...
Alberta was one of the four Canadian provinces and territories where same-sex marriage had not been legalised before the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act, along with Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Marvin's parents were church minister Marvin Gay Sr and domestic worker Alberta Gay (née Cooper). He grew up in a public housing project, the Fairfax Apartments, at 1617 1st Street SW in the Southwest Waterfront area, which was a vast slum at the time.
Alberta, situated in the heart of Western Canada, offers a welcoming and diverse environment for the LGBTQ+ community. As you consider moving to the province, you will discover a bustling queer scene and supportive local attitudes that make it an ideal destination.
LGBT Rights in Alberta, Canada: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more.
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C., to church minister Marvin Gay Sr. and domestic worker Alberta Gay (née Cooper). His first home was in a public housing project, the Fairfax Apartments (now demolished) at 1617 1st Street SW in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood.
