Bruce Monroe in his DGLA portrait Bruce Monroe, one of Dallas’ LGBTQ rights and AIDS pioneers, has died DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Bruce Monroe, one of the early HIV and LGBTQ rights champions in Dallas, has died at the age of 65.
For the past seven-and-a-half years, he battled a condition known as ataxia that left him unable to walk or talk, but his mind remained clear.
He communicated by typing into his phone with his thumb. In 2020, Monroe was given the Raymond Kuchling Award by Black Tie Dinner for his years of service to the community and his activism.
Friends read the acceptance speech that he had written. In a video made for The Dallas Way history project and later transcribed, Monroe described himself