Journalist, Author and AIDS Activist. Wrote the books "The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk" (1982), "And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic" (1987), and "Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military" (1993). Shilts meticulously researched and courageously reported the real story behind AIDS, often running afoul of AIDS lobbying groups who accused him of being a traitor to the gay community. Diagnosed with HIV in 1987, Shilts finally succumbed to an AIDS related illness in 1994. Some Internet sources say he was cremated, and his ashes scattered on his Guerneville estate, while others say he was buried in Redwood Memorial Gardens.
Journalist, Author and AIDS Activist. Wrote the books "The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk" (1982), "And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic" (1987), and "Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military" (1993). Shilts meticulously researched and courageously reported the real story behind AIDS, often running afoul of AIDS lobbying groups who accused him of being a traitor to the gay community. Diagnosed with HIV in 1987, Shilts finally succumbed to an AIDS related illness in 1994. Some Internet sources say he was cremated, and his ashes scattered on his Guerneville estate, while others say he was buried in Redwood Memorial Gardens.
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