David Douglas Kelley

David Douglas Kelley
Born(1951-05-04)May 4, 1951
Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
DiedApril 25, 1996(1996-04-25) (aged 44)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cause of deathAIDS
OccupationLGBTQ+ rights activist
PartnerTom Stewart (1948–2020)[1]

David Douglas Kelley (May 4, 1951 – April 25, 1996) was a Canadian LGBTQ rights activist and organizer, AIDS educator, and youth worker.[2]

Kelley was co-founder of multiple LGBTQ+ organizations and was appointed Executive Director of the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation, the Project Officer with the Ontario Ministry of Health's AIDS Bureau, and Co-chair of the Ontario Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS.[3]

Kelley was presented with the Honorary Pink Trillium Humanitarian Award.[4] His portrait was inducted into The ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives National Portrait Collection, and he played the title role in the film Michael, A Gay Son.[2][5]

  1. ^ "Tom Stewart, Obituary". Toronto Star. February 22, 2020. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hannon, Gerald (May 15, 1996). "Lives Lived: David Douglas Kelley". The Globe and Mail. p. A16.
  3. ^ "Deaths - KELLEY, David Douglas". The Globe and Mail. April 26, 1996. p. A18.
  4. ^ Small, Peter (January 16, 1995). "McLeod nominated for gay ignorance 'award'". The Toronto Star. p. E3.
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