1981
<ul><li>Rumors of exotic new disease among gay men in <em>New York Native</em> </li>
<li>CDC reports 5 cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Los Angeles </li>
<li>CDC reports 26 cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma in Los Angeles, New York City </li>
<li>Similar cases reported in injection drug users and heterosexual women </li>
<li>281 cases of AIDS reported, cumulative total</li>
</ul>
1982
<ul><li>AIDS service organizations founded in major cities</li>
<li>“GRID” (gay-related immune deficiency) and “AIDS” terms in use </li>
<li>3 cases in hemophiliacs reported </li>
<li>“Homosexuals” asked not to donate blood </li>
<li>AIDS connected to cases in Africa </li>
<li>413 cases of AIDS reported, cumulative total</li>
</ul>
1983
<ul><li>Drs. Luc Montagnier, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and colleagues discover the viral cause</li>
<li>Denver Principles on the rights of people with AIDS </li>
<li>First candlelight vigils </li>
<li>Term “safe sex” in general use </li>
<li>3,064 cases of AIDS reported, cumulative total</li>
</ul>
1984
<ul><li>Dr. Robert Gallo and co-workers announce identification of the AIDS virus</li>
<li>Dr. Jay Levy and colleagues report isolation of the AIDS virus</li>
<li>Connecticut law permits quarantine of those thought a threat </li>
<li>7,699 cases of AIDS reported, cumulative total</li>
</ul>
1985
<ul><li>Ryan White barred from school in Indiana </li>
<li>Actor Rock Hudson dies </li>
<li>Antibody test approved </li>
<li>Blood bank screening begins </li>
<li>First International AIDS Conference, Atlanta </li>
<li>Needle safety efforts in New York City and New Jersey </li>
<li>HIV-2 variant isolated by Dr. Luc Montagnier </li>
<li>15,948 cases of AIDS reported, cumulative total</li>
</ul>
1986
<ul><li>First drug treatment—AZT—announced</li>
<li>U.S. surgeon general’s report</li>
<li><em>Bowers v. Hardwick</em> Supreme Court decision upholds Georgia sodomy law</li>
<li>Massive gay rights March on Washington</li>
<li>Military and Foreign Service begin mandatory HIV testing</li>
<li>29,003 cases of AIDS reported, cumulative total </li>
</ul>
1987
<ul><li>ACT UP organized, New York City</li>
<li>President Reagan’s first speech on HIV and AIDS</li>
<li>Helms Amendment bars federal funds for health information “promoting homosexuality”</li>
<li>Quilt displayed in Washington, D.C.</li>
<li>HIV and AIDS added to immigration restriction list</li>
<li>49,743 cases of AIDS reported; 28,149 deaths, cumulative totals</li>
</ul>
AIDS awareness card: ACT UP, 1993
<p>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 died from AIDS or were involved in the fight against AIDS, as well as a variety of HIV and AIDS-related topics.</p>
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<p>“It took someone like me to stand up against the entire gay and AIDS establishment and scream at them in 1987, where is your anger?”</p>
<p><strong>Interview with Bill Bahlman, Act Up, 1995<br /></strong> <em>John-Manuel Andriote Victory Deferred Collection, 1901-2008</em></p>
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AIDS awareness card: Larry Kramer, 1993
<p>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 died from AIDS or were involved in the fight against AIDS, as well as a variety of HIV and AIDS-related topics.</p>
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<p>“Another thing I’ve learned is it doesn’t matter who is president, which party is in power, who controls Congress. I don’t think it makes one bit of difference.”<em> </em></p>
<p><em></em><strong>Interview with Larry Kramer, writer and activist, 1995<br /></strong><em>John-Manuel Andriote Victory Deferred Collection, 1901-2008</em></p>
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection
AIDS awareness card: Rock Hudson, 1993
<p>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 died from AIDS or were involved in the fight against AIDS, as well as a variety of HIV and AIDS-related topics.</p>
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<p>“That summer of ‘85 really changed the whole epidemic because Rock Hudson put a face on it. And once you put a face on AIDS, there was a substantial shift in resources.”</p>
<p><strong>Interview with Paul Kawata, National Minority AIDS Council, 1995<br /></strong><em>John-Manuel Andriote Victory Deferred Collection, 1901-2008</em></p>
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection