Lessons from AIDS crisis guide response to monkeypox outbreak
How do you get information about a disease to those who need it without wrongly implying that only that group is at risk? There are ways.
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How do you get information about a disease to those who need it without wrongly implying that only that group is at risk? There are ways.
Monkeypox is not a “gay disease,” but experts are concerned about currently rising cases among men who have sex with men. Here's how to avoid infection and what it's like to have monkeypox, including symptoms and pictures of the lesions.
A vocal and respected LGBTQ author and advocate, Urvashi Vaid also championed HIV issues during the early AIDS epidemic.
From 1989 to 1992, Vaid was the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, leading the country's oldest national LGBTQ advocacy organization during a tumultuous period.
In 'It Was Vulgar & It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic,' author Jack Lowery fully explores the history of Gran Fury, the ACT UP activist-artist collective that cleverly incorporated advertising styled messaging.