Mom Confessions

Hydeia Broadbent, known for raising awareness to lessen the stigma around HIV/AIDS from a young age, has died at 39 years old. She was one of the faces of children with AIDS in America, especially within the African American community.

Her father, Loren Broadbent, confirmed her unexpected passing in a message posted to Facebook on Tuesday. He did not share the cause of death.

WellPreserved wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:30 pm Hardest part - "When your friends die"

I remember her and her activism. So hard to believe that was so many years ago. Gosh that was a horrible time. May the lovely, anything but "normal", lady rest in peace.

SouthernIslander wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:25 pm

WellPreserved wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:30 pm Hardest part - "When your friends die"

I remember her and her activism. So hard to believe that was so many years ago. Gosh that was a horrible time. May the lovely, anything but "normal", lady rest in peace.

I will never forget that interview. I was really sad to see she passed away. She was an irreplaceable activist.

WellPreserved wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:58 pm

SouthernIslander wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:25 pm

WellPreserved wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:30 pm Hardest part - "When your friends die"

I remember her and her activism. So hard to believe that was so many years ago. Gosh that was a horrible time. May the lovely, anything but "normal", lady rest in peace.

I will never forget that interview. I was really sad to see she passed away. She was an irreplaceable activist.

She was!

I was looking at old photos of my horseback riding days with my daughter just recently. I was the only female jr rider for a stable that was owned/operated by 6 gay men and I was telling her the stories of traveling with them and how protective they were of me and how naive I was. She asked me what they were doing now and I told her they all died. All six of them. I went to 3 funerals in high school, 2 in college and 1 after college. God that time sucked. I don't think enough people remember how many incredible people were lost to AIDS in the 80s and early 90s.

WellPreserved wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:58 pm

SouthernIslander wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:25 pm

WellPreserved wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:30 pm Hardest part - "When your friends die"

I remember her and her activism. So hard to believe that was so many years ago. Gosh that was a horrible time. May the lovely, anything but "normal", lady rest in peace.

I will never forget that interview. I was really sad to see she passed away. She was an irreplaceable activist.

She was!

I was looking at old photos of my horseback riding days with my daughter just recently. I was the only female jr rider for a stable that was owned/operated by 6 gay men and I was telling her the stories of traveling with them and how protective they were of me and how naive I was. She asked me what they were doing now and I told her they all died. All six of them. I went to 3 funerals in high school, 2 in college and 1 after college. God that time sucked. I don't think enough people remember how many incredible people were lost to AIDS in the 80s and early 90s.