AIDS activist Sean Sasser, who shot to prominence in 1994 as the boyfriend of "Real World: San Francisco" housemate Pedro Zamora, has died at 44.
The Human Rights Campaign (Hrc) confirmed news of Sasser's death on its website. Candace Gingrich-Jones calls the activist "powerful messenger who brought the reality of living with HIV/AIDS to living rooms across the country" and "down to earth, very passionate about his cause" in a poignant testimonial.
Queerty has more details on Sasser's death:
According to his life partner, Michael Kaplan, Sasser died of mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lungs. No other information was released immediately about his medical condition, but mesothelioma has been linked to a weakened immune system in some people with AIDS.
Long before "Ellen" or "Will & Grace" showcased gay people on TV living mainstream lives, and before the magic of protease inhibitor “cocktails” turned HIV into a manageable disease, Sasser...
The Human Rights Campaign (Hrc) confirmed news of Sasser's death on its website. Candace Gingrich-Jones calls the activist "powerful messenger who brought the reality of living with HIV/AIDS to living rooms across the country" and "down to earth, very passionate about his cause" in a poignant testimonial.
Queerty has more details on Sasser's death:
According to his life partner, Michael Kaplan, Sasser died of mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lungs. No other information was released immediately about his medical condition, but mesothelioma has been linked to a weakened immune system in some people with AIDS.
Long before "Ellen" or "Will & Grace" showcased gay people on TV living mainstream lives, and before the magic of protease inhibitor “cocktails” turned HIV into a manageable disease, Sasser...
- 8/8/2013
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Huffington Post
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Lily Tomlin plays Tina Fey's mom in Admission. That's a must-see come March!
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African actress Chinyere Okoye says she is tired of lesbian rumors and that if she was gay, she'd just come out and say it. So would I! I'm a lesbian. That should stop the rumor mill.
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