Showing posts with label dennis deleon. Show all posts
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Monday, December 14, 2009

Sad Goodbye


Dennis deLeon, former New York City human rights commissioner and long-time AIDS activist, has died,

The Latino Commission on AIDS issued a news release Monday, saying that deLeon was a "pioneer" and a "visionary," as well as a "tireless advocate for social justice and one of the first openly HIV-positive Latino leaders in the country."

New York Mayor Bloomberg praised deLeon on Monday, saying in a statement that the activist "demonstrated a lifelong commitment to public service."
Dennis DeLeon was 61.
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