12th
Out of Many... One
June 27, 1982
| Name of Event: | International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day | |
| Celebration Site: | Civic Center Plaza | |
| Parade Route: | Along Market St. from Spear to Grove/8th St. | |
| Temp: | 64° | |
| Crowd Estimate: | 200,000 | |
| Board President: | Glenne McElhinney, Rick Turner | |
| Mayoral Proclamation: | Mayor Dianne Feinstien | |
| Chronicle Cover: | "A Quieter Gay Parade" Kind of a Quiet Crowd | |
| 1st to Appear: | Upcoming Gay Games I | |
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| City Grants: | $10,500 | |
| Economic Impact: | Unknown | |
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The 1982 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade
1982 Main Stage in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza
The Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Bobbi Campbell was one of the world's first AIDS activists. Campbell was the 16th person in San Francisco to be diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and he was the first person to come out as having KS, well before HIV or AIDS were even named. Campbell penned the following article, "What's it like to have Kaposi's sarcoma? It's a bummer," in the 1982 guide to that year's Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Celebration. (Bobbie Campbell, 1952-1984)
