'To truly honor Kramer's memory, we should all not just stand up for what we believe in but scream about it. May his memory be a blessing -- and also a call to action,' writes lilitmarcus for CNNOpinion
Lilit Marcus is a Hong Kong-based digital producer for CNN Travel. The views expressed here are the author's. View more opinion on CNN.
"Can't you see how important it is for us to love openly, without hiding, without guilt?" -- Mickey Marcus,"The Normal Heart" When a famous person dies, it's normal to feel like you"knew" them, or at least had a personal connection of some kind. But when it comes to Larry Kramer, the playwright, novelist and activist who passed away Wednesday, I did have a sliver of a real-life relationship with him, thanks to a relative who died before I was born.
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