AZT (Azidothymidine a.k.a Zidovudine) was the first drug approved to target HIV. Consequently, it has a very special – and quite controversial – place in the history of HIV/AIDS. It’s for this reason that I’m going to try and provide … Continue reading →
Today is World AIDS Day – a good time to remember that it was our communities’ activism that was crucial in getting the AIDS crisis taken seriously in the first place. One example is ACT UP – the AIDS Coalition … Continue reading →
To mark this year’s World AIDS Day I’m publishing a speech given by queer rights and AIDS activist Vito Russo at a couple of ACT UP rallies in 1988. Russo was one of many who were appalled at the intransigence … Continue reading →