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He was jt 29 years old when he was diagnosed wh "gay ncer, " which later beme known as AIDS. Not long after his diagnosis wh Kaposi's sara, he wrote an article The Sentel which he scribed himself as "a 29-year-old, whe, gay man who's lived the cy for six years. He and Bach Goln wrote guil for safer sex for gay men by gay men.
He worked tirelsly to fend the rights of gay and lbian persons and those wh AIDS until he died 3. He is a board member of the Gay & Lbian Medil Associatn, health profsnals advancg LGBTQ+ equaly. In 2020, Walker received the Global Hero Award om the Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn Nursg Sectn.
Sexual orientatn ually refers to a person's romantic or sexual preferenc and clus labels like gay, straight, queer, lbian, bisexual, and heterosexual, among others. The Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn offers a eful directory of healthre profsnals who provi tstworthy re to the LGBTQ+ muny.