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1983. HIV/AIDS: ‘Can We Talk?’

Gay in the 80s Posted on March 13, 2019 by Colin ClewsMarch 13, 2019

In June 1983 – two years after the first case of AIDS was reported in the USA – I found myself on holiday in San Francisco. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to visit a friend over there. (Indeed, so spur-of-the-moment … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Scene USA, HIV/AIDS, LGBT History | Tagged aids education in the 80s, harvey milk gay democratic club, harvey milk lgbtq democratic club, san francisco, sisters of perpetual indulgence | Leave a reply

1983. San Francisco the First Time

Gay in the 80s Posted on July 23, 2012 by Colin ClewsDecember 1, 2015

It’s an indication of my ignorance of the gay world at that time that I arrived in San Francisco two days after the Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade. Tens of thousands of out-and-proud fags and dykes partying on the streets – … Continue reading →

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