The ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign has drawn attention to the extent of racism in the USA. It’s certainly nothing new and, sadly, it’s just as common in queer communities as it is in the wider population. In 1982 my fellow … Continue reading →
In 1978 Dan White assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and out gay supervisor Harvey Mik. In January 1984 he was released from prison to serve the final year of his sentence on parole. David Hunt describes the response. In … Continue reading →
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 →
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12012414/001survive.mp3 There have been many books written, lots of television documentaries and increasing numbers of films about the history of HIV/AIDS*. They are all important, not least because it’s crucial that we never forget what our communities went through in … Continue reading →