http://observer.com Sat, 25 May 2013 15:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/dac0f3722a48a53be75eb06c0c4f5119?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://observer.com http://observer.com/2011/06/new-yorks-new-power-gays-the-top-50/9_andrew_tobias/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:08:10 -0400 http://observer.com/2011/06/new-yorks-new-power-gays-the-top-50/9_andrew_tobias/ http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/9_andrew_tobias.jpg Having served as treasurer of the D.N.C. since 1999, Mr. Tobias is perceived as a kingmaker, hosting various politicians (most famously, Barney Frank) at his Fire Island home for big-ticket fund-raisers, where power players convene for lobster and pool volleyball. He published a memoir about his homosexuality pseudonymously in 1973, adding his own name for the 1998 edition. In between, he has written investment guides and columns for New York and Time, funded antismoking campaigns and partnered with the late fashion designer Charles Nolan.

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