Campbell gave one of his last speeches at the National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights when the 1984 Democratic National Convention was held in San Francisco in July . He was introduced as a feminist , a registered Democrat and a Person With AIDS ; he had served as a board director of the National AIDS Foundation and on the steering committee of the Federation of AIDS-related Organizations , founded the National Association of People With AIDS and testified in front of Congressional subcommittees . Campbell told the crowd that he had hugged his boyfriend on the cover of '' Newsweek '' , and then kissed Hilliard on stage , " to show Middle America that gay love is beautiful , " criticising the Christian right for using scripture to justify their homophobia . After criticising the lack of progress being made by the Reagan administration , he held 15 seconds of silence for the 2,000 who had died of AIDS at that point " and for those who will die before this is over , " before laying out a series of concerns for politicians to address — including increased funding for both research and support services and a warning of the potential for discrimination with the advent of a test for HTLV-3 ( now known as HIV ) — and appealing to all candidates in the upcoming elections to meet with people with AIDS
1984 Democratic National Convention
1984 Democratic National Convention
Bobbi Campbell