AIDS
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Gay History – October 9: Johnny Mathis, Billy Graham, Calls AIDS A Judgement By God, and Aileen Wournos & The Lesbian Avengers
LGBT History: October 9, 1993: Rev. Billy Graham apologizes for calling the AIDS epidemic an act of divine judgement by…
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Gay History Month – The Life and Death of Rock Hudson and His Impact on the AIDS Epidemic (November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985)
In the 1985 Rock Hudson, a leading Hollywood actor, became the first major hollywood celebrity to die of AIDS-related complications.…
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Gay History – September 24, 1982: The Centers for Disease Control Uses The Term “AIDS” For The First Time
On September 24th. the CDC used the term “AIDS” for the first time replacing the previous name of GRID, and…
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Gay History – September 18, 1985: Ronald Reagan FINALLY Mentions AIDS For The First Time
Although AIDS was first identified in 1981, and the victims, mostly gay men were succumbing to the disease at an…
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Forgotten Gay History – The Infamous Adonis Movie Theater NYC (1975 – 1988)
The Adonis was a cinema palace that survived by giving Doris Day and Rock Hudson (oh the irony of it…
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The Untold Story Of How Lily Tomlin Helped Vito Russo Before He Passed Away From AIDS
The Untold Story Of How Lily Tomlin Helped Vito Russo Before He Passed Away From AIDS - There are many…
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Gay History – August 28, 1981: The CDC Formally Recognizes AIDS As An “Epidemic”
On June 5, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published it’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), and…
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Gay History: August 26, 1986: Former Washington Redskin Jerry Smith Announces He Has AIDS
LGBT History: August 26, 1986: Jerry Smith, former Washington Redskins tight end, is the first celebrity to voluntarily acknowledge that…
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Gay History – August 13, 1998: For The First Time In 10 Years The Bay Area Reporter Prints No Obituaries For AIDS Victims
Twenty-one years ago this day August 13th, 1998 for the first time in over a decade The Bay Area Reporter…
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August 8, 1983: The Legacy of Gay AIDS Activist and “KS Poster Boy” Bobbi Campbell
On this day, August 8, 1983 Bobbi Campbell, and his partner Bobby Hilliard, became the faces of the deadly plague…
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