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Article: Pedro Zamora June 1994: MTV's The Real World introduces Pedro Zamora, a young gay man with aids and a boyfriend. (Justifying our love).
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2002
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Everything that seemed frivolous and self-indulgent about MTV's kids-in-a-fishbowl series The Real World became suddenly rich with meaning and emotion when the San Francisco season began and the youth of America met Pedro Zamora. A disarmingly handsome 22-year-old who had been an AIDS educator and activist since shortly after he learned he was HIV-positive at age 17, Zamora had a boundless charisma that entranced his housemates and viewers equally. Just as Ryan White won the hearts of America as the youthful face of AIDS in the 1980s, Zamora was embraced by a new generation--and this time the poster boy was openly gay and sexually active.
What's more, he had a ...
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Article: Statement by the President on Pedro Zamora's Death
U.S. Newswire;
November 11, 1994 ;
379 words
... ... statement by President Clinton on Pedro Zamora's Death: Hillary and I are ... saddened by the news of the death of Pedro Zamora. In his short life, Pedro educated ... taught young people that "The Real World" includes AIDS and that each ...
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