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Randy Shilts

Randy Shilts was a highly acclaimed, pioneering gay American journalist and author. He worked as a reporter for both The Advocate and the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as for San Francisco Bay Area television, and became known for his groundbreaking reporting on the AIDS epidemic.

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