June 4, 2009

Rodger McFarlane, Gay-Rights Leader and AIDS Activist

By Caroline Bermudez

Age at death: 54

Major philanthropy jobs: Mr. McFarlane was the first paid executive director of Gay Men's Health Crisis, in New York. He also led Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a group that provides grants and raises money for AIDS services, and was a founder of Bailey House, which offers housing and other support services to homeless people with HIV and AIDS. Mr. McFarlane also served as Bailey House's board president and most recently was

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