August 28, 2012 / 1:00AM

In 1982, Fransisco Chronicle,” reporter Randy Shilts wrote about “baffling diseases hitting primarily gay men.” His reports led to a best-seller about bungled government attempts to deal with the disease—“And the Band Played On.” Shilts, one of the first openly gay journalists at a major daily, was infected with HIV but told only friends: “I didn’t want to end up being an activist,” he said. “I wanted to keep on being a reporter.”

In 1982, Fransisco Chronicle,” reporter Randy Shilts wrote about “baffling diseases hitting primarily gay men.” His reports led to a best-seller about bungled government attempts to deal with the disease—“And the Band Played On.” Shilts, one of the first openly gay journalists at a major daily, was infected with HIV but told only friends: “I didn’t want to end up being an activist,” he said. “I wanted to keep on being a reporter.”

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