![]() ![]() ![]() Rest in power, Pedro, and thanks for showing so many of us the way to our true selves. ![]() Many would follow, but you never forget your first, as they say. When Pedro passed, it was a punch to the gut. Through the TV, the stars of the Real World made me realize that my friends would be just as supportive. friend through his graphic novel, Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned. His friendship with his roommates, Judd and Pam, made me think of my own friends, whom I suspected had heard the rumors about my HIV status (diagnosed as a kid in a smalltown, word travels). JUDD WINICK is a cartoonist and the creator of the award-winning. At the time HIV was something I desperately wanted to keep to myself, but Pedro offered a glimpse into a way of life that didn’t seem possible. I had no idea that, two years later, I would open up about my status at age 20. I watched the Real World and how open Pedro was about his status. Just as he would have fought for all of us. If you want to honor him, remember that he was a fighter. If you want to honor him -remember his life. We wish he had all these years with his friends and family and those he loved best. We wish Pedro could’ve had a family of his own. Pam and I wish we could be sharing our lives with him. He was a hero then and he’s still a hero now. We ask, as we have before, that we try to remember all that he accomplished in his life more so than his death. ![]() "It was 26 years ago today that Pedro Zamora passed away. His friend and Real World roommate, Judd Winick, shared his thoughts on social media today: Today marks 26 years since Pedro Zamora’s passing. ![]()
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