Iconic LGBTQ/AIDS Activist David Mixner Dies At 77

Brody Levesque reports at the Los Angeles Blade:

Word came Monday afternoon that one of the most influential LGBTQ & HIV/AIDS activists and political strategists in the LGBTQ+ movement has died. David Benjamin Mixner, 77, was a longtime formidable presence in both Democratic progressive political circles and within his beloved LGBTQ+ community.

In a Facebook post on his personal page late Monday a simple statement read: “It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of David’s passing today.”

News of Mixner’s death quickly spread as friends, longtime political acquaintances, and people whose lives he had impacted commenced to populate his page and others with reflections on his impact.

Read the full article.

David was a JMG reader going back to our start and I took the photo above when he treated me to lunch in 2010. I took the first photo below of David and the late Edith Windsor at the 2013 anniversary gala for the New York City LGBTQ Community Center. My other photos below are with Ali Forney Center founder Carl Siciliano at the AFC’s annual galas in 2017 and 2018. As you can see, tributes are pouring in from fellow activists and elected LGBTQ officials.

My statement on the passing of David Mixner: pic.twitter.com/72WZIwho3m

— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) March 12, 2024

My statement on the passing of LGBTQ human rights leader David Mixner: pic.twitter.com/E3cRUkJylY

— Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (@bradhoylman) March 12, 2024

RIP David Mixner. We appreciate all you’ve done for the LGBTQ movement and for supporting TWO. You’re a genuine hero and we are proud to have known you. You were a fighter, an inspiration and a role model to the end. We offer condolences to your loved ones. #lgbtq #DavidMixner pic.twitter.com/Gm077ixhL3

— Truth Wins Out (@truthwinsout) March 12, 2024

My statement on the passing of LGBTQ civil rights icon David Mixner. pic.twitter.com/4zaZocKSX9

— Erik Bottcher (@ebottcher) March 12, 2024

Tonight our whole community mourns the passing of David Mixner, a fearless champion for full LGBTQ+ equality. He was a good friend to me and a giant in our community. Rest in peace, David. You made such a difference.

— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) March 12, 2024

An icon. A legend. A mentor & friend.

I remember the first time David & I spoke, we connected over the activist friends we had in common. I was honored to represent #WeHo in the National Equality March that he helped to organize.https://t.co/sSU4rcgdSJ

— Lindsey P. Horvath (@LindseyPHorvath) March 12, 2024

David Mixner was an enormous activist and always a great friend with an big heart. I’m so sad to learn of his passing today, and I’m thinking of his extraordinary, remarkable life.https://t.co/TxOwdsnxik

— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) March 12, 2024

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