David P. Brill (1955–1979) was a Boston-based gay rights activist and investigative journalist.
[1] Brill studied political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
[4] He sought to make city and state government, the media, and especially the police, more responsive to the needs of gay men and lesbians; through his special concern with the subject of violence against gays, he initially brought this issue to the eye of law enforcement officials and the public.
He was also a member of the Homophile Union of Boston and Gay Legislation and lobbied for a better understanding of gay people and laws to protect their civil rights.
There was a trust established between David and the command staff here at headquarters.