For its logo, the group adopted the pink triangle — which LGBTQ+ people, particularly gay men, had been forced to wear in Nazi Germany — and the words "Silence = Death." ACT UP soon protested on Wall ...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first used the term “AIDS” on Sept. 24, 1982, more than a year after the first cases appeared in medical records. Those early years of the crisis were ...
This series spans the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the absence of government intervention and the organizers that continue to rally against the virus. From filmmakers Sandy Woodson and Emily ...
Mary Lucey (left) and Nacy MacNeil (right) stand at a memorial vigil for former ACT UP Los Angeles and Chicago member Ferd Eggan. Lucey and MacNeil died Feb. 11, 2023, in Oceano. Courtesy of ACT UP ...
Astonishingly, Matthew J. Jones "How to Make Music in an Epidemic: Popular Music Making During the AIDS Crisis, 1981–1996" is the first academic book on pop music's response to AIDS before effective ...
The start of AIDS Awareness Month puts a spotlight on how treatment for HIV and AIDS has progressed over the past 40 years. Treatment for HIV/AIDS has consistently seen progress each decade, since the ...