1. Didier Lestrade grew up in the south-west of France, and left home in 1977 after failing twice to graduate from the baccalaureat.
12 Facts About Didier Lestrade
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Didier Lestrade then went to Paris, where he began working for the first French independent gay publication, Gaie Presse.
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In 1986, at the age of 28, Lestrade discovered he was HIV positive.
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Didier Lestrade developed a career as a freelance music journalist, writing for Gai Pied, Liberation and Rolling Stone.
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Didier Lestrade was president of Act Up-Paris for the three first critical years.
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TRT-5 was at the forefront of AIDS treatment issues, and Didier Lestrade was one of its administrators until 2002.
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Didier Lestrade is editor in chief of the Minorites's weekly newsletter.
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In 2000, Didier Lestrade published his first book, Act Up, une Histoire, a personal history of the first eleven years of Act Up-Paris.
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Didier Lestrade left Paris in 2002 to live in rural French Normandy, near Alencon.
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Didier Lestrade has always been a nature lover and a garden enthusiast.
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Didier Lestrade released two music compilations with Patrick Thevenin: Paradise Garage and Paradise Garage 2.
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Didier Lestrade opened his blog, which has been considered by French GQ website as one of the twenty most influential blogs.