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Maeve Bannister

BIZARRE: Devoted advocate saved thousands of lives worldwide | Mind Blowing Facts

David Polson's life was celebrated with a state memorial at Sydney's City Recital Hall. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The "colourful and camp" life and deeds of an acclaimed advocate for LGBTQI rights have been celebrated at a state memorial.

David Polson AM died aged 70 in February, more than 40 years after becoming one of the first Australians diagnosed with HIV.

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