An old practice from #AIDS movements that I think we should try out for this pandemic: at the beginning of events, inviting audiences to call out the names of people who aren’t here because of the virus. Covid deaths, long covid, people sick today, immuno-inaccessible events, caregivers, etc. It’s so hidden, people think they don’t know anyone despite the huge numbers.
#aids
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Wild Woila reviewed Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave
Gay in the bad ol' days
3 stars
Growing up #gay in an all-boys Catholic school in 70s Australia, then straight into the horrific tragedy of the #AIDS epidemic. Lots of explicit sex. Jesuit priests surprisingly supportive. Lost my attention part way through - got a bit then-this-happened. Thankful we provided a supportive medical system for AIDS victims.
Reading time 9 days, 32 pages/day
Gao Yaojie, a pioneering activist who exposed #China's #AIDS epidemic, dies at 95 : NPR
Rest In Power
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/11/1218486083/gao-yaojie-chinas-aids-epidemic-dies