Is Barbara May Cameron still alive? No, Barbara May Cameron, an American photographer, poet, writer and human activist died on 12th February, 2002, go through the article to know more about her.
Is Barbara May Cameron Still Alive?
At Late Barbara May Cameron’s 69th Birthday, Google Doodle, the website has honored her. Google Doodle means the temporary changes made to Google’s logo on special occasions, in this doodle it features the cartoon of Barbara with a camera in her neck and holding a pride flag. This innovative doodle is created by Sienna Gonzales, an artist of Mexican and Chitimachan descent.
The doodle also showcases various members of LGBTQIA+ community, standing with Barbara May Cameron. The background of the doodle is of the mountains in North Dakota, where she was born and cityscape of San Francisco, where she moved to after graduating.
Barbara May Cameron was born on 22nd May, 1954, in Fort Yates, North Dakota. Unfortunately, she passed away due the natural cause at the age of 47 on 12th February, 2002. The google doodle has beautifully showcased Cameron’s advocacy of gay and lesbian native Americans.
After her death in 2002, people still remember her through her writings. In 1996, her essay “No Apologies: A Lakota Lesbian Perspective” was featured in “Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book”.
Who was Barbara May Cameron?
Barbara May Cameron was an American photographer, poet, writer and human activist, born on 22nd May, 1954. She is remembered for her work and dedication as a photographer, poet, writer and most importantly as a human activist.
She co-founded the first dedicated native American LGBTQ group in 1975, after moving to San Francisco, California. She was the executive director at LGBTQ advocacy group Community United Against Violence and has also led the city’s lesbian gay Freedom Day parade and celebration. She also co-led a lawsuit against the Immigration and Naturalization Service for an anti LGBTQ policy, eventually she won the case.
Barbara May Cameron has consulted various federal agencies on the issued impacting native American communities, found the institute on native American Health and Wellness, and has received several recognitions for her contributions to LGBTQ communities.
Boyd-Durkee mentioned about Cameron’s, in the doodle’s announcement, playful side, her love of animals and their son Rhys. “There are people all over the country who were impressed by something that she said in a talk to a college class in Women’s History or Native History, or at an AIDS conference or a LAFA event or anywhere else that Barbara spoke,” she writes. “Our hope for her legacy is that those who were so moved will honor her by standing up for the lives to which she dedicated hers.”
Barbara May Cameron’s Wife
Barbara had an understanding and meaningful relationship with her partner Linda Boyd for 21 years. Together, they took care of a son named Rhys Cameron Boyd-Farrell.
During a conversation with Google Linda recalled that Barbara used to play Rhys’ video games while recovering from back surgery and they used to spend entire weekends at rented houses playing bridge, cooking and eating with friends. Barbara and Linda adopted a pair of kittens found in Golden Gate Park and they also have a puppy named Shelby and a cat named Zizil.
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