OPINION: Citizen of the World

Up until a year ago, redheaded Garry Davis was a gay dog. New York's bars and bistros knew him well. He was the son of Meyer Davis, bandleader to the famed & fashionable. A bomber pilot in the European theater during the war, he returned to Broadway and a promising career on the stage. Then, said his father, "he turned 100% serious." He organized a chapter of World Federalists, kept away from the Sardi set. A month ago he sailed for Europe.

Last week Garry, now 26, walked into the U.S. Embassy in Paris and renounced his U.S. citizenship. He...

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