With Nancy Reagan's death and the controversy brought about via inaccurate comments about her "starting the conversation about AIDS" and the correction of those comments, a lot of bad memories were brought up about the AIDS crisis in the 80s.
Let's not forget how members of the community took on the crisis head on, even though a lot of folks misunderstood and attacked them for their methods. ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) was a wonderful group whose loud and controversial protests brought attention to the crisis and the need to do something about it.
The following video is a 1990 episode of the Donahue talk show featuring ACT UP members Mark Harrington, Peter Staley, Ann Northrop, Robert Garcia and the legendary Larry Kramer. I am totally in awe of these folks:
Let's not forget how members of the community took on the crisis head on, even though a lot of folks misunderstood and attacked them for their methods. ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) was a wonderful group whose loud and controversial protests brought attention to the crisis and the need to do something about it.
The following video is a 1990 episode of the Donahue talk show featuring ACT UP members Mark Harrington, Peter Staley, Ann Northrop, Robert Garcia and the legendary Larry Kramer. I am totally in awe of these folks:
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