I’ve been thinking about this post for awhile, and I had hoped/assumed it would be a little more ‘celebratory.’ Despite losing him, I was assuming that we were entering a time of greater hope. But instead, we’re entering, or continue, to live in an era very much like the times when we lost Pedro. And I guess, maybe now more than ever, we should remember him.
He was living in a time and living a life that [was]under a cloud of despair. At 17, he was diagnosed with HIV. AIDS in the 90’s with nearly no medical solutions to prolong your life, you lived under the cloud of a death sentence.
And with that, Pedro, who wasn’t much more than a boy, chose to fight.
He’d wake up every single day, put his boots on, and go fight. Battle to educate young people.
To push back on those who wanted to see him and people like him just disappear. To stand up every day and say, ‘NO.’
It feels very familiar to now. It feels like we have now been put under a cloud of despair.
So.
I want us to remember Pedro Zamora. I want us to get up. Put on our boots.
And fight. We owe it to him and everyone else who fought so hard to get us to where we are now.
We’re not going back.
Pedro, we love you. And we won’t let you down.
A post shared by Judd Winick (@juddwinick)Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Pedro Zamora’s legacy is just as important to Latin and LGBTQ+ communities today as it was in the ’90s.A post shared by National AIDS Memorial (@nationalaidsmemorial)A post shared by Judd Winick (@juddwinick)Today, February 29, would have been ‘Real World’ star & LGBTQ activist Pedro Zamora’s 52nd birthday.Sign up for the Queerty newsletter to stay on top of the hottest stories in LGBTQ+ entertainment, politics, and culture.Don't forget to share:
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