Honoring Terje Anderson, a gay rights advocate and political activist who passed away in a house fire.

The Vermont House of Representatives passed a concurrent resolution to honor Terje Anderson, a gay rights advocate and political activist who died in a house fire. Anderson was born in Pennsylvania, attended McGill University, and became fluent in French. He was a leader in Jesse Jackson’s 1984 delegation to the Democratic National Convention and served as the first openly gay chair of the Vermont Democratic Party. He also worked as the executive director of the Southern Colorado AIDS Project and the National Association of People with AIDS.

Honoring Terje Anderson, a gay rights advocate and political activist who passed away in a house fire.

The Vermont House of Representatives passed a concurrent resolution to honor Terje Anderson, a gay rights advocate and political activist who died in a house fire. Anderson was born in Pennsylvania, attended McGill University, and became fluent in French. He was a leader in Jesse Jackson’s 1984 delegation to the Democratic National Convention and served as the first openly gay chair of the Vermont Democratic Party. He also worked as the executive director of the Southern Colorado AIDS Project and the National Association of People with AIDS.