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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh and agencies

HIV/Aids activist Hydeia Broadbent dies aged 39

A young Black woman smiles with her arms folded
Hydeia Broadbent in Houston, Texas, in 2014. Photograph: Marie D De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Hydeia Broadbent, an HIV/Aids activist who from a young age campaigned to reduce stigma around the virus, died on Tuesday in her home in Las Vegas. She was 39.

Her father, Loren Broadbent, announced her death in a Facebook post. He did not share a cause of death.

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