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1983. HIV/AIDS: Pacifica Radio Programme, ‘I Will Survive’

Gay in the 80s Posted on August 4, 2014 by Colin ClewsJuly 15, 2016

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 →

Posted in Gay media, HIV/AIDS, LGBT History, Media | Tagged bobbi campbell, david hunt, i will survive, KPFK Los Angeles, pacifica radio, people with aids, political history of AIDS, radio coverage of HIV/AIDS, randy shilts, reagan administration aids funding, ronald reagan, social history of AIDS | Leave a reply

Music. Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive

Gay in the 80s Posted on June 7, 2012 by Colin ClewsAugust 2, 2012

OK, I admit this song was originally released in 1978 but with the advent of HIV/AIDS it became the rallying cry of the 80’s. The first person with AIDS that I ever met was Bobbi Campbell (the so-called ‘AIDS Poster … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Gay Scene Australia, HIV/AIDS, LGBT History, Music | Tagged australian aboriginal, bobbi campbell, gloria gaynor, i will survive | 1 Reply

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