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Name	Brian Patrick McGahen
Born	3 March, 1952 Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 April, 1990 (aged 38) Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	HIV/AIDS
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	anti-conscriptionist (1969-1973) New South Wales, Australia social reformer (1970-1987) New South Wales, Australia social worker (1974-1990) New South Wales, Australia homosexual rights activist (1975-1987) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1984-1987) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate