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The AIDS Memorial Quilt is an ever-growing symbol of the toll of AIDS.  The Quilt consists of thousands of handmade fabric panels made by family or friends of the deceased which memorialize persons who have died of AIDS. Displayed in Washington, DC…

As the epidemic wore on, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) press devoted significant space to AIDS prevention, health, and end of life issues.  The subject of being HIV positive while not having full-blown AIDS also became a topic…

In the television film An Early Frost, Michael Pierson (Aidan Quinn) is a young gay man with AIDS.  Forced to be open about his homosexuality and the disease, he must also face the inevitability of his death.  At a time when AIDS was seen as a…

Many methods have been used to distribute information about HIV and AIDS. In 1 World Manga, a comic book for young adults, a man meets a woman whose parents died of AIDS. He learns the reality of relationships in a world coping with AIDS.  The book…

Trading cards are a popular form of entertainment, but are also used to educate a segment of the population that may not be reached through more traditional methods.  This set of 110 trading cards designed for young adults depicts personalities who…

Trading cards are a popular form of entertainment, but are also used to educate a segment of the population that may not be reached through more traditional methods.  This set of 110 trading cards designed for young adults depicts personalities who…

Trading cards are a popular form of entertainment, but are also used to educate a segment of the population that may not be reached through more traditional methods.  This set of 110 trading cards designed for young adults depicts personalities who…

Ryan White was born in Kokomo, IN, in 1971, with the genetic blood disease hemophilia.  In 1985, he was diagnosed with AIDS after being infected through treatment with contaminated blood products.  When his condition became known, he was ostracized:…

Trading cards are a popular form of entertainment, but are also used to educate a segment of the population that may not be reached through more traditional methods.  This set of 110 trading cards designed for young adults depicts personalities who…

Roxy was a popular nightclub located in Chelsea, New York City from 1978 until it closed 2007.  The nightclub hosted weekly gay dance nights and held events benefitting AIDS-related charities like New York’s Gay Men’s Health Clinic.  The bar culture…