William Brandon Lacy Campos | |
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| Born | August 31, 1977 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 2012 (aged 35) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | University of Minnesota |
William Brandon Lacy Campos (August 31, 1977 – November 9, 2012) was an American poet, writer, columnist, LGBT and HIV/AIDS activist. He authored the poetry collection It Ain't Truth If It Doesn't Hurt and his writings were included in books and poetry anthologies. He was HIV-positive from his mid-20s and spoke about his serostatus, his methamphetamine addiction and his experiences as a person of color.
As an activist, Campos was a board member of the Audre Lorde Project and co-executive director of Queers for Economic Justice. He co-chaired the Queer Student Coalition of the United States Student Association and worked for the Center for Media Justice. He was also a regular presenter at the National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change Conference.