Randy Shilts: Gay San Francisco journalist paved way for others to be out publicly

Randy Shilts made America conscious of AIDS. He brought the disease to the attention of those who thought it was something ...
LGBTQ Nation

How outrage fueled a gay Hispanic cartoonist’s uncompromising HIV/AIDS activism

That uncompromising fighting spirit continues to inspire people today, including Bonsai Bermudez, co-founder of Youth Empowerment Performance Project, a Chicago-based organization that promotes ...
The Vancouver Sun on MSN

'We were losing people every day': Vancouver AIDS memorial marks 40 years

When Michael Welsh joins others gathering at a small stand of Sakura cherry trees in Coal Harbour next week, he will be ...
Phys.org

40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn't want to see

First it was referred to as a "mysterious illness." Later it was called "gay cancer," "gay plague" and "GRID," an acronym for gay-related immune deficiency. Most egregiously, some called it "4H ...