Patricia Latham
US LGBT activist and AIDS fundraiser
About Patricia Latham
Lived 1943 – 2022 (aged 78–79). Patricia Latham was an American hIV/AIDS activist and fundraiser.
Patricia “Patty the Pin Lady” Latham (May 9, 1943 in 2022, she was a posthumous inductee into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.
Fundraising career While living in Hawaii in the late 1980s, Latham met a man with AIDS but would not accept financial assistance. A friend suggested selling red ribbons and after she got some, took her to Halstead and Roscoe. Within an hour, she sold all the ribbons and made $20.
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Who was Patricia Latham?
US LGBT activist and AIDS fundraiser
When was Patricia Latham born?
Patricia Latham was born in 1943.
When did Patricia Latham die?
Patricia Latham died in 2022.
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Patricia Latham was a hIV/AIDS activist and fundraiser.
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Patricia Latham was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Patricia Latham. https://biography.guide/patricia-latham/
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