The idea for an AIDS Quilt Project actually began in 1985 at the annual San Francisco candlelight parade. These had been held every year since 1979 to remember the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone in 1978. While planning … Continue reading →
It’s nearly 37 years since the first case of AIDS was recorded in the West. In the years that followed we experienced fear, loss, grief, and homophobia in truckloads. Just when it seemed our communities were gradually beginning to achieve … Continue reading →
In the decades since HIV/AIDS first entered our awareness, it has become abundantly clear that Africa was not only the crucible for the disease but has always been the continent most affected. There is a general consensus that HIV – … 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 →