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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Paul Graham Popham</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1941-10-06</span>)</span>October 6, 1941<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Emmett,_Idaho" title="Emmett, Idaho">Emmett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">May 7, 1987<span style="display:none">(1987-05-07)</span> (aged 45)<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimesObit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimesObit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LATimesObit_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LATimesObit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause of death</th><td class="infobox-data">Complications arising from <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">AIDS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Portland_State_University" title="Portland State University">Portland State University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">AIDS activist, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> veteran</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link 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ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/5thcav.png/25px-5thcav.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/5thcav.png/38px-5thcav.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/5thcav.png/50px-5thcav.png 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="947" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/5th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="5th Cavalry Regiment">Fifth Air Cavalry</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/United_States_Army_Special_Forces_SSI_%281958-2015%29.png/25px-United_States_Army_Special_Forces_SSI_%281958-2015%29.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/United_States_Army_Special_Forces_SSI_%281958-2015%29.png/38px-United_States_Army_Special_Forces_SSI_%281958-2015%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/United_States_Army_Special_Forces_SSI_%281958-2015%29.png/50px-United_States_Army_Special_Forces_SSI_%281958-2015%29.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="580" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="United States Army Special Forces">U.S. Special Forces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/40px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/60px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Paul Graham Popham</b> (October 6, 1941 – May 7, 1987) was an American <a href="/wiki/List_of_LGBT_rights_activists" class="mw-redirect" title="List of LGBT rights activists">gay rights activist</a> who was a founder of the <a href="/wiki/GMHC" title="GMHC">Gay Men's Health Crisis</a> and served as its president from 1981 until 1985. He also helped found and was chairman of the AIDS Action Council, a lobbying organization in Washington.<sup id="cite_ref-NYPL_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYPL-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TheBody_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheBody-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the basis for the character of Bruce Niles in <a href="/wiki/Larry_Kramer" title="Larry Kramer">Larry Kramer</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Normal_Heart" title="The Normal Heart">The Normal Heart</a></i>, which was one of the first plays to address the HIV/AIDS crisis.<sup id="cite_ref-Timeline_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_and_career">Life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Popham&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Popham was born in <a href="/wiki/Emmett,_Idaho" title="Emmett, Idaho">Emmett, Idaho</a>, and graduated from <a href="/wiki/Portland_State_University" title="Portland State University">Portland State College</a>, Oregon.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimesObit_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimesObit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was a <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> veteran who was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> for valor in 1966, serving as a <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant#United_States" title="First lieutenant">first lieutenant</a> in the <a href="/wiki/5th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="5th Cavalry Regiment">Fifth Air Cavalry</a>. He retired in 1969 as a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="United States Army Special Forces">Special Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">major</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">United States Army Reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimesObit_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimesObit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After his time in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, Popham worked as a banker on <a href="/wiki/Wall_Street" title="Wall Street">Wall Street</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Irving_Trust" title="Irving Trust">Irving Trust Company</a>, leaving as a vice president in 1980. Thereafter, he joined <a href="/wiki/S%26P_Global" title="S&P Global">McGraw–Hill Inc.</a> as a general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-LATimesObit_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LATimesObit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Timeline_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Popham became politically active in 1981 after learning about the <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">AIDS</a> epidemic through a newspaper article titled 'Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals,' published in <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> on July 3, 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul Popham's commitment to addressing the AIDS crisis and his collaborative efforts with organizations worldwide exemplified his dedication to public health. When <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Price" title="Gordon Price">Gordon Price</a>, a co-founder of <a href="/wiki/AIDS_Vancouver" title="AIDS Vancouver">AIDS Vancouver</a>, reached out, Popham promptly traveled across the country to the west coast of <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> to lend his expertise. This partnership led to the establishment of the inaugural AIDS Information Forum on March 12, 1983. Popham's insights during this event were captured on film, marking a significant milestone in early efforts to address the epidemic.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Richard D. Dunne, president of the Gay Men's Health Crisis at the time of Popham's death said: "His history had been quite the opposite from a gay activist. It was only an issue like AIDS that galvanized people like Paul."<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimesObit_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimesObit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Popham was diagnosed with AIDS in February 1985 and remained active with GMHC until his illness became too severe.<sup id="cite_ref-NYPL_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYPL-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Timeline_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul Popham's family includes his mother, brother, two sisters, and his longtime partner, Richard DuLong.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimesObit_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimesObit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Normal_Heart"><i>The Normal Heart</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Popham&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Normal Heart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Larry_Kramer" title="Larry Kramer">Larry Kramer</a>, who later left GMHC to found <a href="/wiki/ACT_UP" title="ACT UP">ACT UP</a>, frequently fought with Popham. Kramer wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/Reports_from_the_Holocaust:_The_Story_of_an_AIDS_Activist" class="mw-redirect" title="Reports from the Holocaust: The Story of an AIDS Activist">Reports from the Holocaust</a></i> that, as a result, when writing the <a href="/wiki/Roman_%C3%A0_clef" title="Roman à clef">roman à clef</a> play <i><a href="/wiki/The_Normal_Heart" title="The Normal Heart">The Normal Heart</a></i>, Kramer made the protagonist Ned Weeks (the cypher for himself) be obnoxious and Bruce Niles (the cypher for Popham) be a clearly sympathetic leader, by way of contrition.<sup id="cite_ref-Timeline_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bruce Niles was portrayed by David Allen Brooks (<a href="/wiki/The_Public_Theater" title="The Public Theater">The Public Theatre</a>, 1985), <a href="/wiki/Andrzej_Szczytko" title="Andrzej Szczytko">Andrzej Szczytko</a> (<a href="/wiki/Polish_Theatre_in_Pozna%C5%84" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Theatre in Poznań">Polish Theatre in Poznań</a>, 1987; Polish Television Theatre, 1989), <a href="/wiki/Lee_Pace" title="Lee Pace">Lee Pace</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Golden_Theatre" title="John Golden Theatre">Golden Theatre</a>, 2011) and <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Kitsch" title="Taylor Kitsch">Taylor Kitsch</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Normal_Heart_(film)" title="The Normal Heart (film)">HBO television film</a>, 2014).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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