AIDS Activist, Author And Policy Advocate Larry Kramer Dies At 84

AIDS Activist, Author And Policy Advocate Larry Kramer Dies At 84

Author Larry Kramer died on Wednesday at the age of 84.

Kramer's early advocacy for a national response to AIDS in the 1980s helped raise awareness of the disease.

According to CNN, the LGBTQ health pioneer also shaped healthcare policy into the 1990s.

Kramer co-founded the ACT UP movement that made AIDS a national issue.

He died of pneumonia after enduring illness for much of his life, including his own battle with AIDS.