What is Bobbi Campbell's full name?
Robert Boyle Campbell, Jr.
Bobbi Campbell nickname(s):
KS poster boy, AIDS poster boy
Bobbi Campbell date of birth:
January 28, 1952
How old was Bobbi Campbell when died?
32
Where was Bobbi Campbell born?
Columbus, Georgia, USA
When did Bobbi Campbell die?
August 15, 1984
Where did Bobbi Campbell die?
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
Why did Bobbi Campbell die?
Aids (related complications)
Is Bobbi Campbell gay or straight?
Gay
What is Bobbi Campbell nationality?
American
What is Bobbi Campbell's occupation?
Public health nurse and AIDS activist
Bobbi Campbell claim to fame:
AIDS activism, co-writing the Denver Principles
Short Biography
Bobbi Campbell (January 28, 1952 – August 15, 1984) was an early United States AIDS activist. In September 1981, Campbell became the 16th person in San Francisco to be diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma. He was the first to come out publicly as a person living with the then unnamed disease. He became known as the "KS Poster Boy" (even appearing with his partner on the cover of Newsweek on August 8, 1983), and wrote a column for the San Francisco Sentinel from January 1982 describing his experiences. Campbell, who was also a registered nurse, joined the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the time of the health crisis in early 1982; in his "sister" persona as Sister Florence Nightmare, he co-authored the first San Francisco safer-sex manual, "Play Fair!", written in plain sex-positive language, offering practical advice and adding an element of humour.