Rand Schrader was an American AIDS and gay rights activist who served as a judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court.
11 Facts About Rand Schrader
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Rand Schrader graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and then from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 1973.
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Rand Schrader was the first openly gay staffer to work in the Los Angeles City Attorney's office.
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In 1980, Rand Schrader was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
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Rand Schrader was recommended to Brown by gay rights activist Sheldon Andelson.
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Rand Schrader served as chairman of the commission from 1989 to 1991.
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In 1991, Rand Schrader announced that he had been recently diagnosed with AIDS.
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Rand Schrader disclosed that he had tested positive for HIV in 1989 and had developed pneumocystis pneumonia in October 1991.
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Rand Schrader went public with his diagnosis in an attempt increase AIDS awareness and to combat discrimination and misinformation associated with AIDS.
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Rand Schrader died from AIDS-related complications on June 13,1993 in Century City, California.
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Rand Schrader had previously advocated for the establishment of the clinic.