Bob Ross (publisher)

Bob Ross
Born(1934-04-02)April 2, 1934
New York City, United States
DiedDecember 9, 2003(2003-12-09) (aged 69)
San Francisco, United States
OccupationsPublisher, activist

Bob Ross (April 2, 1934 – December 13, 2003) was the co-founder and former publisher of the Bay Area Reporter and a key gay rights and AIDS activist in San Francisco. For his lifetime work, he was inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame for creating two of the "most well-respected and enduring LGBT publications in the country".