Estelle Getty was said by friends Harvey Fierstein and Rosie O'Donnell, both notable members of the LGBTQ community, to have been heavily involved in HIV/AIDS activism and that she had lost close friends and family to the disease, among them her nephew Steven Scher (1962–1992), whom she cared for after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and her Torch Song Trilogy co-star Court Miller (1952–1986).[22] She later helped to open a hospice for AIDS patients in Greensboro, North Carolina, her nephew's hometown, in 1996, called Beacon Place, which was still in operation as of 2021
Steven Attended Attended Ithaca College, Drama Department, Brother of Iota Chapter of Kappa Gamma Psi Fraternity.
Estelle Getty was said by friends Harvey Fierstein and Rosie O'Donnell, both notable members of the LGBTQ community, to have been heavily involved in HIV/AIDS activism and that she had lost close friends and family to the disease, among them her nephew Steven Scher (1962–1992), whom she cared for after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and her Torch Song Trilogy co-star Court Miller (1952–1986).[22] She later helped to open a hospice for AIDS patients in Greensboro, North Carolina, her nephew's hometown, in 1996, called Beacon Place, which was still in operation as of 2021
Steven Attended Attended Ithaca College, Drama Department, Brother of Iota Chapter of Kappa Gamma Psi Fraternity.
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