Background
Adair was born in Los Angeles County in 1943.
Adair was born in Los Angeles County in 1943.
The film, the first of its kind to present gays and lesbians in a positive light, was a critical hit nationwide. Peter Adair always chose the subject matter for his film based on his current passions, and Word Is Out was as much a vital part of his own coming out process as it was an attempt to show gays and lesbians in a very human and non-sensational manner. In 1983 Peter Adair produced Stopping History, and in 1984 acted as consultant and did additional camerawork on The Times of Harvey Milk, directed by his former protégé Rob Epstein.
That same year he worked with the Project Read adult literacy program of the San Francisco Public Library to produce a series of tutoring videos.
Late career
When he became aware of his own Human Immunodeficiency Virus status, he wrote and directed Absolutely Positive, an examination of how asymptomatic Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive people live with uncertainty. In June 1996 Adair succumbed to complications of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome at the age of 52 in San Francisco.