The Impact of AIDS on Identity and Community

This chapter investigates the profound effects of the AIDS epidemic on the gay male population in America during the 1980s and early 1990s, focusing on the high mortality rates among men born between 1951 and 1959. It also examines the complex interplay between sexual identity, promiscuity, and the struggle to confront the repercussions of past behaviors amidst a backdrop of immense tragedy.