"I'm Bobbi Campbell, and I have 'gay cancer'." These words were printed in the San Francisco Sentinel in 1981. Bobbi Campbell was the first person in San Francisco to come out publicly with his 'gay cancer' diagnosis. He spearheaded a self-empowerment movement for people with AIDS, changing the healthcare system. This is his story.

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Sources:

• Bobbi Campbell's Gay Cancer Journal. The San Francisco Sentinel. 1981-1982.
• Bobbi Campbell's speech outside the Democratic National Convention. 1984.
• Video of the 1983 AIDS Candlelight March. GLBT Historical Society.
• How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tames AIDS. David France. 2016.
• The Denver Principles. 1983.
• Interview with Helen Schietinger
• Interview with Michael Helquist

This episode was researched, hosted, and edited by Dane Stewart with music by Dane Stewart & Matthew Rogers. Produced by Dane Stewart & Matthew Kariatsumari. Our outro track is Easy to Love by Clara Jones.

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