Dr. Jesse Peel Dies at 83
thegavoice.comAtlanta’s queer community is reeling at the news of Dr. Jesse Peel’s passing on December 28, 2023, at the age of 83. The North Carolina native lived a life of activism, advocacy, and compassion, dedicating his life to helping people living with HIV/AIDS as well as the entire LGBTQ community.
Dr. Peel attended University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he attended medical school before completing his residency in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.
In Atlanta, his psychiatric practice served gay men, and when many of his clients began dying during the AIDS epidemic, Dr. Peel was at the forefront of advocacy efforts as a founding member of several activist groups.
Among those were AID Atlanta and Positive Impact, two organizations still working in Atlanta to address and eradicate HIV/AIDS.
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