How the AIDS Quilt Allowed Millions to Memorialize the Epidemic

Protestors in the "Flower Power" protest camp out at the police department following a raid at the gay bar The Patch

Author/gay activist Larry Kramer, founder of ACT UP, snuggling w. his friend, author & AIDS victim Vito Russo, as he tries to comfort him while petting his dog at home

Joey is a Hawaii-based journalist who has written more than 900 articles for the general public on a wide range topics, including history, health, astronomy, archaeology, artificial intelligence, and more.

Joseph Bennington-Castro

Joey is a Hawaii-based journalist who has written more than 900 articles for the general public on a wide range topics, including history, health, astronomy, archaeology, artificial intelligence, and more.

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The gay rights movement is the struggle for equality and marriage rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people. Milestones include the Stonewall Riots, the trial of Oscar Wilde and the assassination of Harvey Milk.

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During the 1980s, conservative politics and Reaganomics held sway as the Berlin Wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged, AIDS ravaged the United States, especially the gay male community, and blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop culture.

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