AIDS
-
Gay History – April 15, 1979: Happy 40th. Anniversary to San Francisco’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
40 years ago on April 15, 1979 the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence founded a “convent” in San Francisco when three men, dressed…
Read More » -
GAY HISTORY – March 18, 1986: William F. Buckley, Jr. Proposes Tattooing All “AIDS Carriers” in New York Times Op-Ed
William F. Buckley was an American conservative author, journalist and commentator who founded National Review magazine in 1955. He hosted 1,429…
Read More » -
DNC Responds to Trump’s 22% CUT in AIDS Funding
The Trump administration proposal is bad medicine and dangerous to people living with H.I.V.,” said Carl E. Schmid II, the…
Read More » -
March 10, 1987: ACT UP (The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) Is Formed In NYC [VIDEOS]
On March 10, 1987 – ACT UP (The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) was effectively formed at the Lesbian and…
Read More » -
BREAKING: Third Man “Cured” of HIV/AIDS in Germany
Announced at a medical conference in Seattle on Tuesday, a man in Germany, known only as “the Düsseldorf patient once…
Read More » -
Actor Richard E. Grant Dedicates Indie Spirit Award to AIDS Victims – VIDEO
In an emotional acceptance speech on Saturday, Richard E. Grant who won the Indie Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor…
Read More » -
Gay History – February 20, 1927: Roy Cohn The Most Evilest Closet Case In History Born
Donald Trump prized Roy Cohn’s friendship and his reputation for aggression. According to a New York Times profile a quarter-century…
Read More » -
Gay History – December 9, 1985: The NYC Department of Health Closes The New St. Marks Baths
The New St. Marks Baths was the premiere gay bathhouse in New York City land was located at 6 St. Marks Place in the East Village of Manhattan from…
Read More » -
The Demonizing of Patient Zero: Science Proves Gaëtan Dugas Was A Victim Of The AIDS Epidemic Not The Cause
Gaetan Dugas, the man blamed for spreading HIV across North America in the 1980s, referred to as “Patient Zero” in…
Read More » -
The Ghosts of Saint Vincent’s Hospital: Ground Zero For New York City’s AIDS Epidemic
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers or just, “St. Vinny’s” as the locals called it was located on 12th and 13th Street…
Read More »