HIV/Aids activist Hydeia Broadbent dies aged 39

By the time she was six, Broadbent was sharing her story on TV, with the aim of educating the public and reducing stigma

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.