Background
Schrader was born in Los Angeles, California.
Schrader was born in Los Angeles, California.
He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and then from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 1973.
After graduating from law school, Schrader was hired by Los Angeles City Attorney Burt Pines. He was the first openly gay staffer to work in the Los Angeles City Attorney"s office. In 1980, Schrader was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
Schrader was recommended to Brown by gay rights activist Sheldon Andelson.
Schrader served on the bench until April 1993. Los Angeles County Supervisor Editor Edelman appointed Schrader to the Los Angeles County Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Commission when it was established in 1987.
Schrader served as chairman of the commission from 1989 to 1991. In 1991, Schrader announced that he had been recently diagnosed with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. He disclosed that he had tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in 1989 and had developed pneumocystis pneumonia in October 1991.
Schrader went public with his diagnosis in an attempt increase Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome awareness and to combat discrimination and misinformation associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Schrader died from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-related complications on June 13, 1993 in Century City, California.
Shortly before his death, in May 1993, the 5P21 Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome clinic at Los Angeles County – University of Southern California Medical Center was named in honor of him. Schrader had previously advocated for the establishment of the clinic. At the time of Schrader"s death, they had been partnered for 10 years.
