Bobbi Campbell

(1952-1984)

American nurse and early AIDS activist, born 1952

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Robert Boyle "Bobbi" Campbell Jr. (January 28, 1952 – August 15, 1984) was a public health nurse and an early United States AIDS activist. In September 1981, Campbell became the 16th person in San Francisco to be diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma, when that was a proxy for an AIDS diagnosis. He was the first to come out publicly as a person with what came to be known as AIDS, writing a regular column in the San Francisco Sentinel, syndicated nationwide, describing his experiences and posting photos of his KS lesions to help other San Franciscans know what to look for, as well as helping write the first San Francisco safer sex manual.

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Born	Robert Boyle Campbell, Jr. 28 January 1952 Columbus, Georgia, USA
Died	15 August 1984 (aged 32) San Francisco, California, USA
Zodiac	Aquarius
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