
Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis: Chapter 6: Making History
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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The Ace Crisis - Interview With Damien Martin
In the late seventies, damien and emery hetrick had cofounded a radical, ground breaking organization called the institute for the protection of lesbian and gay youth. Three months before emry died, i was diagnosed with at least one form of aids. I asked him what it was like to go on without his partner at his side. Andlandi'll buy the suit a so the end doesn't frighten you. But every once in a while it'll count. Vito shook up the film industry with his 19 81 book about how hollywood's bigoted portrayal of gay men helped shape public opinion against homosexuals. He also found out that aids could be used as an act
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