MTV '90s Flashback: How the "Real World" Has Changed

... an HIV-positive gay man who, at age 22, died the day after the season finale of the San Francisco season aired. An HIV/AIDS educator, his presence on the show personalized the reality of the AIDS crisis. One of the more poignant moments of San ...

http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2013/04/01/mtv-real-world-san-francisco-pedro-zamora/