Bob Ross (publisher)

For other people named Bob Ross, see Bob Ross (disambiguation).
Bob Ross
Born(1934-04-02)April 2, 1934
New York City
DiedDecember 9, 2003(2003-12-09) (aged 69)
San Francisco
Occupation(s)Publisher, Activist

Bob Ross (April 2, 1934 – December 13, 2003) was the co-founder and former publisher of the Bay Area Reporter and a key gay rights and AIDS activist in San Francisco.[1][2] For his lifetime work he was inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame for creating two of the "most well-respected and enduring LGBT publications in the country".[3]

  1. ^ Nanette Asimov (December 12, 2003). "Bob Ross -- pioneering gay journalist and activist". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bob Ross, 69; Publisher of S.F. Newspaper Oriented Toward Gays". Los Angeles Times. December 15, 2003. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Advocate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).