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1983. HIV/AIDS: 1,112 and Counting

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In March 1983 the New York Native published what was to become an historic piece of writing about the developing AIDS crisis. 1,112 and Counting was written by a very angry Larry Kramer. The co-founder of the world’s first AIDS … Continue reading →

1984. HIV/AIDS: The closure of San Francisco’s bathhouses. Part Two

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Given the speed at which San Francisco’s Public Health Director, Mervyn Silverman, appeared to change his opinion on the relative contribution of bathhouses to the spread of HIV, it is hard to say whether he genuinely believed that his order … Continue reading →