HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a young child, dies at 39

Source: Associated Press

HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a young child, dies at 39

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 1:22 PM EST, February 22, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hydeia Broadbent, a prominent HIV/AIDS activist known for her inspirational talks in the 1990s as a young child to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with, has died. She was 39.

Broadbent’s father announced her death in a Facebook post, saying she had died unexpectedly “after living with Aids since birth,” but did not provide more details.

“Despite facing numerous challenges throughout her life,” Loren Broadbent wrote, ‘Hydeia remained determined to spread hope and positivity through education around Hiv/AIDS.”

The Clark County coroner’s office said Broadbent died Tuesday in Las Vegas. Her cause and manner of death has not yet been determined.

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