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Mini Bio. Little is known of Roger Gail Lyon except for one important testimony he gave to a Congress committee on AIDS, that took place on August 1st, 1983, one of the greatest activism moments of the period. Lyon was born in 1948 in Houston, later moved to Chicago and finally San Francisco where he became a branch manager for the San ...
- September 30, 1948
- November 4, 1984
Mr. Lyon. STATEMENT OF ROGER LYON, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Mr. LYON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma on February 3 of this year. Prior to that time I was having absolutely no AIDS-related symptoms whatsoever. On physical exam at that time three lesions were found internally.
It still is a global epidemic; according to the United Nations, there were 2.6 million new cases and 1.8 million AIDS-related deaths worldwide in 2009. While these numbers are down from 2004, the ...
Roger Lyon, 36, formerly of Houston, died Nov. 4, 1984 at the University of California Medical Center where he had been hospitalized for three weeks. Lyon was diagnosed with AIDS in 1983. His health had remained relatively stable for a year until last June when rapid deterioration began.
- September 30, 1948
“Roger Gail Lyon should be remembered as an AIDS activist. He was one of the first in San Francisco to die of AIDS. While others were hiding in the shadows, Roger stood forth and told the world that he had AIDS. His courage convinced others to do the same.
This panel from the AIDS Memorial Quilt honors activist Roger Lyon, who died of AIDS in 1984. Shortly before his death, Lyon testified before Congress to appeal for funding to combat the growing epidemic.
May 21, 2024 · Roger Gail Lyon: This is not a political issue. This is a health issue. This is not a gay issue. This is a human issue. And I do not intend to be defeated by it. I came here today in the hope that my epitaph would not read that I died of red tape. Congressman Phil Burton: I'll introduce a bill. But if all the angels came dancing down to earth ...
