Drs. David McWhirter & Drew Mattison (deceased)

Dr. David McWhirter and Dr. Andrew “Drew” Mattison, partners for over 34 years, became international spokespeople for the LGBT community after the 1984 publication of their landmark study, The Male Couple. As the first gay couple to appear on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” and countless other television and radio shows, they taught millions of people about gay relationships. 

McWhirter and Mattison were respected locally and nationally as scientists, educators and civic leaders. They each served as president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and taught at University of California-San Diego.  Both were active in politics and LGBT organizations, including The Center and San Diego Democratic Club. Mattison died of stomach cancer in December 2005, and McWhirter suffered a fatal stroke in July 2006.