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Randy Shilts (August 8, 1951 – February 17, 1994) was an American journalist and author. After studying journalism at the University of Oregon , Shilts began working as a reporter for both The Advocate and the San Francisco Chronicle , as well as for San Francisco Bay Area television stations.
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Jun 3, 2021 · Randy Shilts was a pioneering gay journalist who wrote about LGBT issues, especially the AIDS epidemic. He authored bestsellers such as And the Band Played On and Conduct Unbecoming, and died of AIDS in 1994.
Feb 17, 2004 · Randy Shilts was gutsy, brash and unforgettable. He died 10 years ago, fighting for the rights of gays in American society. By Mike Weiss , Chronicle Staff Writer Feb 17, 2004
Feb 18, 1994 · Randy Shilts, the author of best-selling books on AIDS and gay issues and a newspaper reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, died yesterday at his home in Guerneville, Calif. He was 42 and...
Feb 18, 1994 · SAN FRANCISCO —. Randy Shilts, a tenacious, award-winning journalist who became the nation’s foremost chronicler of gay life and the AIDS epidemic, died early Thursday at his ranch in the ...
Dec 14, 2023 · And among them, one journalist stood apart—a curly-haired 23-year-old named Randy Shilts. Raised in Illinois, Shilts had become involved in gay rights activism and student government in Eugene, before pivoting to journalism in his fourth year of college. His peers say he was an unusually quick learner.
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Aug 25, 2019 · by James Kirchick August 25, 2019. Credit: National Library of Medicine. Randy Shilts was the most significant gay journalist of the twentieth century. The first openly gay reporter to cover gay ...
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