Stephen Gendin

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February 20, 1966 – July 19, 2000

Stephen Gendin was a teenage member of Mensa and valedictorian of the Ypsilanti High School class of 1984.  While studying at Brown University, he learned he had HIV.  Gerdin went on to become a leading activist in ACT UP/New York, a columnist for POZ magazine, and the founder of Community Prescription Service, a mail-order pharmacy distributor.  He died from AIDS-related complications at age 34.

New York Times, July 22,2000

Remembering Stephen Gendin on YouTube

Stephen Gendin Papers at Yale University

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