Connie Norman worked with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to campaign for AIDS services.
12 Facts About Connie Norman
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Connie Norman was sometimes nicknamed "the AIDS Diva" because of her outspokenness.
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Connie Norman protested that the county's outpatient clinic was understaffed to the point that there were four-month wait times for appointments.
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Connie Norman participated in a hunger strike with Rob Roberts to draw attention to the bill.
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Connie Norman was the first gay rights activist to host a daily talk show about gay issues on a commercial Los Angeles-area station, and the Los Angeles Times said the show "pioneered commercial radio talk shows" about gay issues.
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Connie Norman co-hosted a weekly cable television show, and wrote columns for the San Diego newspaper Update and the gay publication Stonewall Speaks.
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Connie Norman acted in the film Wrecked for Life, and performed in the theatrical productions An Evening with Connie Norman and AIDS Us Women.
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Connie Norman was born in Texas, had a difficult childhood, and ran away from home at age 14, moving to the streets of Hollywood.
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Connie Norman lived with her husband Bruce Connie Norman and five cats.
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Connie Norman died from complications of AIDS at age 47, on July 15,1996, in Los Angeles.
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In 2021, Dante Alencastre produced a documentary about Norman, "AIDS DIVA: The Legend of Connie Norman", using archival footage from one of her friends and ACT UP colleagues.
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Connie Norman is one of many commemorated by the AIDS Quilt.