I am a 60 year old heterosexual woman that was only diagnosed HIV+ four years ago. So believe me when I say, this fight is not over, in fact it has only begun. I am now on meds that have rendered my disease undetectable for the last 3 1/2 years, but the stigma of this disease still remains. And because of this stigma, the spread of this disease continues. People must continue to work to educate people and everyone should take precautions and NEVER have unprotected sex!
@thatgirl9759
6 жыл бұрын
Bless your heart Lorrie. I'm so glad that you are doing good! Love you sister!
@thatgirl9759
6 жыл бұрын
Ashu Ku, that is inappropriate and very hurtful.
@ceilesmammy
5 жыл бұрын
Prayers with you 💜💜💜
@jjsjjs93
5 жыл бұрын
It's kind of hard to populate earth if everyone only has protected sex.
@MickeyMorandini1
5 жыл бұрын
you have a lot of years left. stay positive
@Wolfsky9
4 жыл бұрын
As an RN in The City, in 1980, I saw the start of the holocaust . I'm hetero---------my Brother was Gay. ---------I saw it begin & I watched my brother die , holding him as he did. It was on my 40th B-Day, 9/24/1986, at 0515 hrs. -------------My heart, goes to all who suffered this terrible disease, & their sexuality never mattered at all, to me. --------------------------------Wolfsky9, 73 y/o
@thatgirl9759
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss. He was lucky to have you. 💗
@ownSystem
4 жыл бұрын
RIP handsome fly high with the rainbows. 🌈
@PaoloMeidrano
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss. Thank you for being there for him and holding him while he passed. 💕💙
@soft_serve_666
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so very sorry for your loss. Thank you for being there for those that had no one.
@wordscontrolminds
3 жыл бұрын
Holocaust isn't an exaggeration, it was a wilful ignorance of Reagan and the Republican party, the bigotry of their evangelical representatives. Seems they have the same attitude today in the midst of Covid.
@em-or7qc
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I read and the band played on a couple years ago. All these people are in the book.
@MikeSmith-ve2qu
7 жыл бұрын
Wow I had a uncle who passed in 92 from this and it was the worst thing i have ever seen as a strait guy it's so sad to see all these people wiped out like that.
@luceean
7 жыл бұрын
Brynne-Elisabet Carlisle *you're
@Katy_Bug89
6 жыл бұрын
Brynne-Elisabet Carlisle maybe if you weren't such an idiot, you would understand. He is saying as a straight male, he sympathizes with what many in the homosexual community have endured because he himself had an uncle who passed away from this disease. If you can't be nice and supportive, sit the fuck down.
@mickeybowmeister1944
6 жыл бұрын
Shit, he did good getting to 92, must have been some bad ass anti viral meds.
@mg5679
6 жыл бұрын
Mike Smith sorry for your loss.
@Randompotatoes-qs7bm
6 жыл бұрын
Mike Smith my aunt passed from complications also. Her husband was an iv drug addict (I was only months old when he died ) and she was infected by him. People didn’t know much about aids/hiv then. My mom tells me she saw the KS spots on his skin when he came to visit and she mentioned it to my dad. But they didn’t know what it was.
@nigeldallas9054
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. I will be sharing it with friends. We must continue to educate folks. God rest their sweet souls.
@DiscografiaBR
4 жыл бұрын
Sad to see the prejudice and stigma against people with AIDS back then and, this horrible stigma still persists nowadays. People are hypocrites.
@SilverWalker84
5 жыл бұрын
One human life Isnt worth more than another. That's not how this shit works. No matter if you like a persons lifestyle their well being is still in your best interest as a human. These individuals are someone's child, sibling, friend etc and standing up for peoples rights may benefit you one day if another issue hits closer to home. we don't want politicians deciding who is worth saving. thats a dangerous game. I don't believe you should just let people run wild with no consequences or accountability but this was handled poorly
@jamesjenner5424
5 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking.very unfortunate
@NickanM
6 жыл бұрын
I was there, and I saw it. I'm a flamboyant heterosexual woman, and my best friend was gay. Not easy for him in a small town. So I was his "girlfriend" from we were 15 to 20 years old. In the 80's it was dangerous to be a gay man in certain places, so we were very much in "love" then. He catched this disease from hell and he passed away in 1994 at age 28. I held his hand when he died. Young people today will never understand. Never. Rest in peace Andy, I know I will see you again, I miss you so much, and I wish that you had seen my two sons grow up. ❤️
@rhodabrands3469
5 жыл бұрын
7.756.935 im sorry for your loss ill say a prayer for you .
@donsang5976
5 жыл бұрын
😥😥😥😥😥😥
@geoniko3031
5 жыл бұрын
Sad so many people died . I am straight but no one deserves thus disease
@maxlegend1374
5 жыл бұрын
I think it's just as scary in a way these days the fear is just numbed by our advancement in technology which has given us prevention medications and self preserving medicine
@frankchambers3042
5 жыл бұрын
The part about your sons just made me cry. I'm sorry
@Brenko69
Жыл бұрын
My uncle died of AIDS in 1994. His parents, my grandfather, never fully accepted that he was gay and when he got sick my grandfather lied to my mother about his diagnosis. My mom, who was a nurse, had cared for hundreds of AIDS patients and figured out quite quickly what the truth was. My grandfather swore her to secrecy, a pact my mom never intended to uphold. When I got a little older, into my teens, my mom told me the truth. She said there was no shame that he was gay and certainly no shame in how he died. My uncle died 2 months after his 30th birthday. He, along with so many others, deserved so much better. RIP Uncle Ken, you're never forgotten.
@jdmmg4904
Жыл бұрын
❤
@liberoAquila
Жыл бұрын
I was too young to remember the 80s but I heard it was big, an automatic death sentence. Therapy became widely available in 1996.
@rthelionheart
Жыл бұрын
If only he had been straight as he was expected to be... he may well still be around.
@acstair
Жыл бұрын
My condolences to you.
@FMP177
Жыл бұрын
Blame Fauci
@michaellazzeri9439
3 жыл бұрын
I was in SF when it hit , beginning in the summer of 1980--------young men began coming to the ED at SF General --------young men with fever, shortness of breath, weight loss & there was no common thread, except that they were Gay. As an RN, I took extra cautions , but truthfully, never feared for my own safety in doing what I was educated to do as a Nurse. Being hetero, I remember, the loose sex of the 70's, was gone. but still, I never feared to care for a patient with AIDS--------Not ever. -----------MJL< 74 y/o
@pooddescrewch8718
2 жыл бұрын
Sexual Liberation did not understand the adaptibility of the viruses that are sexually transmitted . Evolution beats antibiotics eventually . At this time people were sure that whatever they might catch could be cured with pennicillin .
@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.
Жыл бұрын
it is crazy that gay men kept getting sick even if they knew the dangers...the male sex drive is the most powerful and destructive force in the universe....my brother is gay and had been with about 1500 sexual partners....he has hiv now...as with a lot of gay men after he had zero conversion he did not test or get treatment and almost died from full blown aids....i love him but in many ways he is just pathetic...
@yellyman5483
5 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. to all of these beautiful people...It`s so sad to see this documentary..
@krazykdon
4 ай бұрын
Every time I watch something about aids during the early years it breaks my heart. People were treated so badly. If you could just go back and at least hold their hand. Many people refused to even look at them.❤i wish i just say youre not being punished. This was during a time if you came out gay your parents would kick you out after they beat your ass, and never speak to you again. I can only imagine how they felt going to their parents, and letting them kno they had aids during this time. Gays nowadays have no idea what it is to struggle. These were pioneers.
@Jasmine-ju2yf
4 ай бұрын
I was diagnosed last week with hiv I have not stopped drinking since I have already start taking my medicine I am 26, I have no one to talk too about it really I told my parents and my dad broke down I just have to take a pill every day but I don’t want to die of cancer but sometimes I just want to die hits a sad world after u are diagnosed
@juliekulatunga4188
4 ай бұрын
@@Jasmine-ju2yf God Bless you. We are all here for you. You are not alone pet xx
@Denidrakes69
20 күн бұрын
I have watched my son struggle with gender identity since he was 2yo. Often I worry that it will be terminal for him. My uncle is gay, didn't come out officially until 59yo, and talks about gender dysphoria in the same way people used to speak about homosexuality. When I listen to the internal struggles these men had in their younger years, they sound remarkably like my son, and he's only 8yo. We haven't come that far.... And, I tell you what, if he grows up and enters a city, like these men did, where everyone is just like him, and he feels a sense of inclusion and belonging and of being wanted that he's never felt, I would certainly understand why he might equate sex with love and closeness. I'd wish that he didn't have to feel that way - but I'd absolutely understand why he did.
@StripesOverCheck
3 жыл бұрын
Princess Diana would shake hands and hug infected people, and I remember my mom saying "God bless her soul" for being human and compassionate
@booth2710
3 жыл бұрын
Yes - she really was The Queen of Hearts'
@dondamon4669
2 жыл бұрын
And then look what happened to her
@dollymadison2397
2 жыл бұрын
❤️ Princess Diana ❤️One of the biggest blessings God ever dropped on the planet! ❤️
@dollymadison2397
2 жыл бұрын
@@dondamon4669 Princess Diana was too good for this world/for us. That's what I have to tell myself to not get furious & bawl-y all over again. Even after all these years- I love her forever. What an amazing mother &. Humanitarian.
@sarahchristopher436
2 жыл бұрын
My mother admired Princess Diana as well.
@neasacoyne2706
5 жыл бұрын
Imagine turning your back on your child after he disclosed he had a terminal illness. Just so sad 😢
@shayekisitu
4 жыл бұрын
I could never do that to my own child. It would kill me from the inside.
@Shahjahan951
4 жыл бұрын
I think ,she mainly hated her son because of his homosexuality.
@neasacoyne2706
4 жыл бұрын
Jannah Bint Al Yusuf aka Jannah225 Neither would I , I have two children whom I could never see myself turning my back on them. It was a terrible time, families turning their backs on their children because of their sexual preference and then this awful disease.
@---jv4ke
4 жыл бұрын
@Brett R did you come out as gay to him?
@golddustwoman4993
4 жыл бұрын
@Brett R that's so sad to hear. I would love my son no matter what. My sweet sweet boy. Brett you deserve love no matter what!
@rolltide_rhiannon
2 жыл бұрын
The interview with Phil Shippy broke my heart. All those 'Christian' family members and none of them offered a kind word or support. Jesus said take care of the sick not crucify them. It breaks my heart that these people were soo judged and alone.
@FrightNight1980
2 жыл бұрын
Those are "good" and "caring" Christians for ya. It's pretty much the same nowadays, nothing has changed - just the topics that get them wound up.
@blondespitfire
2 жыл бұрын
@@FrightNight1980 What we now call “Trump supporters.”
@deependofshallow
6 жыл бұрын
Please upload this on other sites and make sure it always works on youtube. This should be mandatory viewing. We have come so far from this that now there are drugs available to treat AIDS but drugs are not a cure. The people who fell from this disease before a viable treatment deserve our rememberance and we as a people need to be forced to remember that there was a time when this disease was a death sentence. Thank you from the depths of my soul for putting this up. Please make sure it is available always. It is that important.
@pierluigimatteiparis
5 жыл бұрын
Amen !
@lorie1482
4 жыл бұрын
Amen and I agree ☝️
@lorie1482
4 жыл бұрын
Now we got a new virus 🦠.. When will this end..😞😭
@krapug11
5 жыл бұрын
There is a special place in Heaven for people like Rita Rocket and all those who provided care and compassion for those suffering from AIDS. There is also a special corner of Hell reserved for those parents who abandoned their sons suffering from AIDS.
@ted1091
3 жыл бұрын
It was a hellish 15 years. I worked 18 hour days most of it pro bono. It was a never ending stream of need. I was healthy, thank God, but I never recovered from the trauma, not even 25 years later.
@LostInThisGardenofLife
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, and bless you for all that you did.
@mickeymouse2able
3 жыл бұрын
Hero❤
@soft_serve_666
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for being there for these scared men. I can't imagine the fear of catching HIV/AIDS in the early days.
@bernadettelouise5735
3 жыл бұрын
so sad these men all died :( may they rest in peace
@itsnice420
2 жыл бұрын
I really wish some of you would stop comparing HIV/AIDS and COVID….They are nowhere near comparable.
@jackwatson3944
2 жыл бұрын
Covid kills way more in a much short time.
@anothernumber9753
2 жыл бұрын
Both are viruses so both are unable to reproduce without a host. People can limit their exposure to both by making appropriate lifestyle modifications like condom use or mask wearily for HIV or Covid respectively. People have managed to make the vaccines for Covid so quickly because of our improved understanding of the genetic nature of viruses a lot of this reader has has its origins in hiv research sure they’re have different routes of transmission and different pathologies but actually there are some important similarities between them.
@crocodile1313
2 жыл бұрын
Dr. Synapsis-- As a physician myself, I completely agree. People can talk all day about both COVID and HIV being viruses, but the similarity ends there. In my career I have never seen an infectious agent as lethal as HIV. Before the modern medicines came out in 1996, HIV was almost 100% fatal....CV-19's mortality rate in the USA is under two percent. With the exception of untreated rabies, there has been NO virus in human history that kills almost everyone it infects like HIV did pre-1996.
@chrissimpson6701
2 жыл бұрын
@@crocodile1313 I agree with you. AIDS make COVID look like a joke. And it's still killing, and there is no cure.
@blondespitfire
2 жыл бұрын
@@crocodile1313 The difference between COV19 and HIV is the total numbers of infections and deaths. While HIV may be more lethal, it’s not as infectious, and the transmissibility is profoundly lower than with COV19. Since 1981, 675,000 have died in the US from AIDS vs 1.02 million deaths from COV19 in just 2 1/2 years. Thank God for the current vaccines for COV19, because without them we could’ve easily wound up with a billion deaths worldwide.
@brittneybrisbin744
3 жыл бұрын
I'm happy that videos like this exist, and that they've been preserved and posted online. They're important pieces of history. It's so easy to look at black and white photos, or read words on an internet article, and not really fully get the impact this illness had (and still has) on the world. Seeing things like this, where you can see the fears and hopes of these people, listen to their experiences and how their lives differ so much from the stereotypes of the time, really leaves a greater impact. I truly feel so bad for the people whose families didn't want to see them, and I applaud them for keeping smiles and positivity on. I also applaud the activists who were pushing for change, and the families and friends who were kind, loving, and helpful. RIP to all the beautiful souls we lost.
@MrJerryjweis
4 жыл бұрын
RIP Dr Joseph Brewer October 2019
@JBeauregard-no6rh
4 ай бұрын
My cousin died of AIDS at Beth Israel hospital in NYC, in August of 1992. I never knew him, as he moved to Florida when I was a baby. From what I can tell, he did not have an easy life. His mother had severe mental illness and his father was never in his life. He was raised by my very Catholic grandparents until he was a teen, when he then moved back with his mother. I doubt they were very accepting of him being gay. At some point he moved to NYC. My father and uncle went to visit him when he was near the end, they recalled him standing at the window, watching them leave. I hope he did not die without any loved ones near, however I suspect he did. He was only 27. I don’t have any photos of him and don’t ever remember anyone talking about him when I was growing up. It’s like he never existed. It’s so horrible how so many people have stories similar to his. I hope somewhere there is someone who remembers him with love. RIP Glen Halpin
@TomikaKelly
3 ай бұрын
By 1992, AIDS had been around for over 10 years and it was fairly clearly understood how the virus was transmitted and which populations were at greatest risk. It's really quote a shame that your Cousin Glen didn't take the proper precautions to safeguard his life.
@rtweeddancy7155
21 күн бұрын
@@TomikaKellyAIDS has a gestation period of up to 10 years…sometimes longer. If Glen died in 92, he could very well have contracted the disease in 82 or earlier when NOTHING was known about AIDS. What I find very sad, is that people like Glen Halpin and my own cousin who died of AIDS in 88 are gone…but people like YOU are still here! I find that to be absolutely TRAGIC and most REGRETTABLE!!!!!!
@charliebarrow7086
2 жыл бұрын
Abandoning my children, no matter what, is unthinkable. I love them so deeply, they are the most precious people in my life and not loving them is beyond my imagination.
@keashiadantzler9801
4 жыл бұрын
Rip Phil shippy you had such a wonderful smile so young only 28 I cried even googled you may u sleep in peace
@kittiesshortie5011
4 ай бұрын
All the criticism of caretakers coming into the hospital rooms gowned and gloved is so revisionist- NOBODY knew how it was transmitted ! it could have been airborne , skin to skin, etc. You can’t go back in time and be so dismissive of people who were only trying to stay alive !
@sassyg950
3 ай бұрын
Yes and no……..I live in a country that was at the forefront of HIV virus prevention and many many people wilfully and persistently refused to believe the research and medical establishment that, in fact,it was quite difficult to catch HIV except in certain situations.
@LisaGreenfield-Lesly
2 ай бұрын
AIDS hastened in the need for PPE. Most people didn't use gloves when they should've.
@BoardroomBuddha
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for posting this video. It was a very scary time I remember. So sad and strange how random it was that some PWAs survived and other perished. Thanks for the reminder of the tens of thousands of souls that were lost. It was also interesting to see how things like alternative medicine, patient's rights, same-sex marriage rights, and even the concept of defining your own family in the face of rejection, were borne out of the AIDS crisis.
@patr70
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Upload. This is one of the better films done on the Aids crisis in the 1980s. It was VERY Inspirational. A True Gem!! ✨✨
@gingermiller436
2 жыл бұрын
It is inconceivable to me that any mother or father could turn their back on their children.
@rellman85
5 жыл бұрын
Gary Walsh is one of the most beautiful human beings I've ever encountered.
@yellyman5483
5 жыл бұрын
You knew him personally? He seemed to be a very beautiful human being.
@stuartlee6622
4 жыл бұрын
So is Hillary Clinton.
@soft_serve_666
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry. What a tragedy.
@salahnasser1056
3 жыл бұрын
Why is he the most beautiful man? I dont understand.
@joelles.9327
3 жыл бұрын
It us you in the documentary?
@smittyk6888
6 жыл бұрын
So sad. I grew up in the 80s. We heard of it and looking back we were kind of oblivious to the danger. This documentary helps to shed light on how HIV was unfolding in the early 80's. I had classmates that started dying in less than ten years after graduation. To date I know more than thirty people that have died. Thank god for the new treatment therapies that are available.
@peggyreid9927
3 жыл бұрын
OR you might 999⁹
@veevintage2619
5 жыл бұрын
The callousness of some of the so called “mothers” that are capable of ostracizing their own sons because of religion is mind blowing. These guys are already dealing with a devastating diagnosis and the depression that ensues, to also be dealing with bigotry and rejection from the people that are supposed to be the ones that would live them no matter what?? Unbelievable.
@shebbs1
5 жыл бұрын
Not just parents, I work throughout Asia, and the attitude is generally either heads-in-the-sand or callousness. The governments generally claim there is no HIV infection I their countries, conspicuous signs in Myanmar are most memorable. This disease is used for propaganda purposes, and not just in the communist ones but they are the worst.
@veevintage2619
5 жыл бұрын
Robert Ward And THIS is what I mean by callous.
@kenallan2049
2 жыл бұрын
If there was ever an Angel on Earth it's Rita Rockett !
@amandasinelli139
3 жыл бұрын
When Mrs Rodriguez started talking about unconditional love, that touched my heart and got in the feels so much. It made me tear up.
@effinyu9554
2 жыл бұрын
It's so strange watching this knowing the people talking about having it are dead. This was before they even knew what it really was and there was nothing to offer any hope.
@geoffdb9638
3 жыл бұрын
When news reports first aired in 1981 I remember being so confident that our government would quickly find a vaccine/cure and we would bid farewell that this terrible disease. Then, the reports began to grow widespread and globally...then we knew that it was much worse. My God...this has hurt our whole country. I am African-American Christian Democrat and I have so much love for gay people. The Bible does not teach us to hate people and we do live in a free democracy. The words are respect, compassion and understanding...the main word is love.
@countrygirlcopenhagen5095
3 жыл бұрын
GEOFF - what a beautiful comment. Love and respect from Denmark.
@panfu4944
3 жыл бұрын
Take care of yourself. Wise words. Greetings and love from Poland
@michaeltnewyorknights8413
2 жыл бұрын
You could count on one hand who was writing about this unyet named disease in 1981 so not sure what "news reports" you're referring to
@BabsLongfellow
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up and lived in the Bay Area when this was filmed. I was 21 then. My brother's companion of 14 years (couldn't get married back then) died of AIDS in 1995 after a six year battle. My brother was also diagnosed and I'm happy to report he is still here, 2021. I am beyond grateful for the progress that has been made . . . you can now "live with AIDS" . . . back then it was an absolute death sentence. SO many beautiful lives lost.
@co9971
3 жыл бұрын
did your brothers have a lot of friends dying? im 36 and seems like all the guys i talk to in their mid 50's to 70 had friends that were dying left and right. its an unbelievable thing to go through.
@BabsLongfellow
3 жыл бұрын
@@co9971 yes, he lived in the heart of San Francisco and as he said to me during the worst of the AIDS crisis “everyone is dying“. It was a horrible time.
@beanj580
2 жыл бұрын
You cannot live life with AIDS, but you can manage HIV today
@BabsLongfellow
2 жыл бұрын
@@beanj580 AIDS varies from person to person. Some people die soon after getting infected while others live relatively normal lives for many years, even after being officially diagnosed with AIDS.
@JJ-iq8mi
2 жыл бұрын
You can live with HIV, not AIDS
@carriegordon1290
3 жыл бұрын
Are they deleting content because a couple years ago there was so much content from the 80s on the aids pandemic this sucks hope I can find the old videos I watched .. this is apart of history no one can understand what these people went through
@Le15432
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they got rid of a video of Bobbi Campbell's speech at the democratic convention in 1984, and all that remains now is a part of it.
@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I feel so bad for these Dudes....I knew it was getting bad when there was some type of pain meds at the drug stores back then called Aids....they changed the name to something else...
@kenallan2049
3 жыл бұрын
If there was ever an Angel on Earth, it's Rita Rockett, and she is still doing her part to this day !
@gracequreshi5952
3 жыл бұрын
So sad 😭😭😭 for everyone who died from aids I lost my friend Corey and Claudia to aids she was 30 and Corey was 20 rest in peace 😢 to all the ones who died from aids.
@carlawilliams5-26-27
3 жыл бұрын
So young... praying for your peace of mind and heart...
@jameswillett7186
6 жыл бұрын
All the gay men had moustaches back then.
@rellman85
5 жыл бұрын
James Willett they're coming back now
@sprintbass
5 жыл бұрын
@@rellman85 you can have mine...it it won't go away....
@twinkitten1
5 жыл бұрын
It was called the Castro clone look..
@lawrencemaweu
4 жыл бұрын
Haha
@pryncedorianlefaye3658
4 жыл бұрын
I have one now. haha
@ds8290
2 ай бұрын
I remember my mom’s friend died of AIDS in the 90s. He was a gay man and his partner died of AIDS before he did. This man loved me as if I was his own daughter, especially when I didn’t have my father around. His kindness was neverending. I will never forget going to see him in the hospital in San Francisco and how skinny and emaciated he looked. We knew he was dying and I didn’t want him to. Even in his pain and suffering, he still managed to smile and tell me how much he loved and cared for me. RIP Roland, you’re not forgotten.
@abhilashnair-mx1hu
Ай бұрын
😢😢me hiv positive
@MariaSanchez-tn9zp
Ай бұрын
@@abhilashnair-mx1huJesus loves you🙏
@abhilashnair-mx1hu
Ай бұрын
@@MariaSanchez-tn9zp 🙏
@jocekhiy626
3 жыл бұрын
The saddest thing was many died alone because their families/freinds ect were afraid to even have them around or touch or be near them. They would say you can't come here(at this point they were near death) and we can't come see you I'm sorry. It was like you're on your own bruh. A guy on one of these videos said so many of his freinds then had family members say well I'll come when its near the end or just not even contact them again. It's was sad reading it .
@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.
Жыл бұрын
it is crazy that gay men kept getting sick even if they knew the dangers...the male sex drive is the most powerful and destructive force in the universe....my brother is gay and had been with about 1500 sexual partners....he has hiv now...as with a lot of gay men after he had zero conversion he did not test or get treatment and almost died from full blown aids....i love him but in many ways he is just pathetic...
@blondespitfire
Жыл бұрын
@@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV. That’s very sad. There is no reason for a gay man to not practice safe sex or get tested when there are medications to control the disease today.
@Voytasss
3 жыл бұрын
When I realise that all these men probably didn’t survive - 2021… beautiful souls. I wish the medicine had the same pills back then as we do have right now prep pep and tasp
@DADTWAT
3 ай бұрын
I worked in the medical field in Aust in the 80s... the sad fact was all these so called 'alternative treatments" had zero effect against a syndrome which destroyed the immune system... tragic seeing desperate people reaching😊 out for useless treatments... even AZT introduced in about '87 was largely toxic & ineffective.. patients had to wait til mid "96... by that time thousands had sadly died....
@Auroraeevee-m1q
28 күн бұрын
My uncle worked in an AIDS hospice in the early 90s. This was at a time when a lot of people didn't want to provide care to AIDS patients. Whenever anyone asked him why he was willing to work in the hospice, his answer was, "These people need healthcare, just like anyone else. If I don't help them, who will? Someone has to do it, so why not me?" I think that my uncle did God's work in that hospice. He provided compassionate, non-judgmental care to people who needed it. Diseases don't discriminate. ANYONE can get AIDS, lupus, cancer, muscular dystrophy, depression, or any other illness. Diseases don't care about your religion, sexuality, income level, ethnicity, educational level, etc. They just don't care. They can happen to anyone. Think of how YOU would want to be treated if you had AIDS (or cancer, or herpes, or any other disease). If you feel that AIDS is a punishment from God, I want you to consider how God or Jesus (or whoever you believe in) would treat an AIDS patient. Would they hate them, or help them? Would they comfort and care for them, or curse them? Would they show mercy, or judge them?
@KyleDrummond-bd4rl
21 күн бұрын
God bless your uncle, I lost my brother to Aids in 91 and he was gay
@Auroraeevee-m1q
20 күн бұрын
@@KyleDrummond-bd4rl So sorry for the loss of your brother. My uncle has also passed away. I hope that he and your brother are at peace in the Hereafter.
@fernandomazzini4718
5 жыл бұрын
i am so impressed by gary walsh, his message and words of introspection. what a loss. i wish i had known him. rip. and all my love.
@halliganful
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for putting this incredibly powerful piece of living history on your channel. Just devastated right now. Such sweet souls. Thank you for keeping their memories alive.
@pooddescrewch8718
2 жыл бұрын
This was both an awesome and equally scary time for me . I was a hetero teen but I knew that viruses do not descriminate . I had brakes on my libido I might not normally have had .
@pooddescrewch8718
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine coming down with a deadly disease and being told by your own mother that you are on your own with it ? How terrible were these pre- boomer parents ? I cannot imagine thinking lower of a person than of those who would turn away their own dying sons . Lowest of the low . I knew some and I never found it easy to hold my tongue . Sometimes I failed
@blondespitfire
2 жыл бұрын
Good for you…always call it out!
@lawrencemaweu
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if your parent warned about going to mess with other dudes rear-ends in bath houses and you failed to listen to her, why would she take you back if you came back with ailments that not even the best doctors understand...
@pooddescrewch8718
2 жыл бұрын
@@lawrencemaweu Did your parents warn you about exposing your ignorance in public ?
@crocodile1313
2 жыл бұрын
Pood De Screwch-- I agree with you (I think) on all except the "pre-boomer parents" part. Unfortunately, some parents have been rejecting their homosexual children since the beginning of humanity...and it continues even today.
@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.
Жыл бұрын
it is crazy that gay men kept getting sick even if they knew the dangers...the male sex drive is the most powerful and destructive force in the universe....my brother is gay and had been with about 1500 sexual partners....he has hiv now...as with a lot of gay men after he had zero conversion he did not test or get treatment and almost died from full blown aids....i love him but in many ways he is just pathetic...
@ShamrockParticle
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen a lot of drama shows and movies but nothing comes close to these 100% real documentaries. thank you for posting this
@ralex3697
2 жыл бұрын
So very sad Beautiful young men, insidious disease
@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.
Жыл бұрын
it is crazy that gay men kept getting sick even if they knew the dangers...the male sex drive is the most powerful and destructive force in the universe....my brother is gay and had been with about 1500 sexual partners....he has hiv now...as with a lot of gay men after he had zero conversion he did not test or get treatment and almost died from full blown aids....i love him but in many ways he is just pathetic...
@stefs7141
13 күн бұрын
@@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.when women aren't there to curb it , it becomes almost obsessive. It's like the more they get the more they need. I have a lot of gay friends and in this particular group it's quite normal for them to be with like groups of guys at bathhouses. It's almost degeneratr
@vortexworld4806
3 жыл бұрын
I wish these people did not have to go through this
@arip3363
3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who get mad after watching all this suffering? Mad at the politicians who did nothing because "oh well its just gays that are dying. Really who cares?". Mad at the families abandoning their dying sons and brothers. Mad at all those religious fools who blame those men for their suffering. This documentary shows us the ugliest face of humanity but it also shows us this wonderful souls who cared for this men, who loved them and held them. To imagine that a whole generation of men was lost. I don't think my generation will ever understand how devastating this was. And the saddest thing is I can't say with certainty that it will not happen again. There is still so much homophobia around all over the world. The fight for acceptance will never end.
@GregShieldsOutdoors
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of great men on here that I would have liked to known personally.....Gary in-particular. What a strong person......all of them. Rest in peace brothers....you all now know that death was only the beginning.
@Julianakun
5 жыл бұрын
Rita Rockett is the sweetest thing. A complete saint. 💗
@keashiadantzler9801
4 жыл бұрын
All of them died each and every one of them Bobby died too in 87 he lived the longest but the virus eventually killed them all 😓
@kevinprior3549
7 ай бұрын
Jim Henry's partner's deterioration was scary. Really scary!
@madoak5597
5 ай бұрын
44.07 that physician is wonderful. Also great seeing Rita Rocket. God bless them both for their kindness and humanity.
@walking5760
5 жыл бұрын
Felt so sad to see those struggling for being alive. Also so proud for those who put their lives to give them some dignity. I am devastated. Thanks for sharing.
@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753
6 жыл бұрын
For those of us that did not catch the disease in the 80's let me tell you something, it was hell to always be looking over your shoulder. Every time I go a sore throat or a cough. A normal bruise. I wasted so many years being afraid. Just waiting for the other shoe to drop. It was exhausting.
@walking5760
5 жыл бұрын
True. I felt just like that in the 80s. I was also afraid of kissing... Dark times...
@crocodile1313
5 жыл бұрын
@@geoniko3031 Umm, it can be transmitted between man and woman during heterosexual sex. Don't believe me? Ask Magic Johnson about it.
@geoniko3031
5 жыл бұрын
@@crocodile1313 it happens but its rare..extremely rare
@finessejenkins6061
5 жыл бұрын
Geo Niko I was thinking he caught it from a dude too. I mean he was in La
@dawn112170
5 жыл бұрын
@@geoniko3031 It is not rare
@lionellambert5118
5 жыл бұрын
This kind of documentary is a good thing to remember all these good, beautiful, courageous people gone too soon.
@focusonu9668
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, 💗
@kendrawood3910
3 ай бұрын
Y friend died of AIDA at 18 hemophiliac. Any loss to this is a tragic loss..Who cares how you got it REALLY COMPASSION PEOPLE!!
@Lucy-el9mm
2 ай бұрын
Always be a stigma around getting it sexually. It’s shitty but the truth unfortunately
@dpb8780
2 жыл бұрын
30 years on we are applauding athletes when they come out and make a ton of money off of it while not supporting AIDS research or having any good causes, we have really short memories!
@paulo0e
Жыл бұрын
I guess that’s just how humanity works. After reading Leonard Mlodinow’s “Subliminal”, I got the certainty the human kind is, at best, doomed
@andrewlauder2777
5 жыл бұрын
Imagine being a parent and saying this is god punishing you and leaving you to die alone seriously what is wrong with people. Every parent that did that to their child I hope that karma seriously got them for that evil shit!
@katiekuchen9694
3 жыл бұрын
I have three children they’re all under the age of 5 I do not understand not wanting to be with them in illness, especially terminal. I cannot imagine not wanting to be with my babies the same as a adults as I do now. No matter how old they are they’re still my children, I am their mother. My heart breaks for any person who died alone and/or without their parent.
@mickeymouse2able
3 жыл бұрын
Awful..it's amazing. Part of it was the age old idea of "what will the neighbors think?". Still happens today. Make no mistake about it.
@alexandergrande8310
3 жыл бұрын
You cant blame them. They were ignorant. Aids was a mystery.
@tallywhite5770
3 жыл бұрын
@@alexandergrande8310 You don't have children. A decent, loving parent will walk through fire, fight the devil, give their own life for their child. The parents who abandoned their kids with AIDS were selfish.
@alexandergrande8310
3 жыл бұрын
@@tallywhite5770 umm i have two kids. But still. U have a Good point.
@jaydepalma1071
2 жыл бұрын
Such beautiful men and so courageous - rest in peace, gentlemen.
@daveleeroth1539
2 жыл бұрын
Weird but Gary looked quite OK to me until the very end, yes sure a bit skinny, but who would have thought he had aids...?
@katiee4396
3 жыл бұрын
My mom went to medical school in the middle of the AIDS epidemic (early 90s) and they had just started the AZT trials and treatments. It's interesting to see how far we have come to treat the disease now.
@catharperfect7036
Жыл бұрын
AZT is straight poison. Luckily the science has moved on from that.
@kevinprior3549
7 ай бұрын
AZT was almost a pointless drug to so-called help people with AIDS.
@JoeyNYSDnomad
4 ай бұрын
Dr .Volberding has always been a steady, rational voice of reason during this tragedy.
@dariusanderton3760
3 жыл бұрын
you know a lot of years have gone by when the past starts to feel like a different country.
@BlytheWorld1972
2 жыл бұрын
I lost the fucking plot 20 minutes in seeing the mother holding a photo of her dying son then his partner cry omg!!! just omg and the guy was only 26 :( his mother was an angel she nursed him till his death then looked after his partner wow
@figgiepooh81
2 жыл бұрын
His mother died in 1992. :(
@BlytheWorld1972
2 жыл бұрын
@@figgiepooh81 Aw ... she will be with him now .
@crocodile1313
2 жыл бұрын
@@figgiepooh81 How did you find that out Val? I've been researching many of the people in this video, but with such a common name, trying to track down Gloria Rodriguez has been an effort in futility.
@slaff632
Жыл бұрын
@@crocodile1313 what about Jaak Hamilton?
@nikicarrie4071
Жыл бұрын
❤️
@Thomas-fu8vp
4 жыл бұрын
Joe Brewer RIP (2019)
@mazesavage3239
3 жыл бұрын
These men was filled with love and they was all brave x
@timwarcloud
3 жыл бұрын
BAAAHHHAAA 😂 They were filled with something alright...
@beritter
2 жыл бұрын
the mother to Jess Rodriguez...now that is love, that was beautiful, to see how she embraced his partner as well. made me cry.
@Chris-ln6so
2 жыл бұрын
It’s beautiful. Unconditional love as she says and that is exactly how it should be. Heartbreaking to think so many died without that.
@Truename586
Жыл бұрын
🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮
@jeanv1352
Ай бұрын
@@Truename586 Charming.
@lanea397
4 жыл бұрын
Watching Archival footage of Freddie Mercury led me here. I wish he’d made it to see the medicine could’ve saved his life 😢
@roseolson4262
3 жыл бұрын
RIP dear Freddie….😔♥️
@funkyflights
5 жыл бұрын
I respect viruses, they’re part of life, but I hate what some viruses can do to us, HIV has been an absolute tragedy... RIP to all who we’ve lost ...
@kittiesshortie5011
Ай бұрын
People forget that no one knew HOW it was transmitted… so why be so harsh on people that gloved and masked up ? All people knew is that it was an automatic death sentence.
@tedted4660
25 күн бұрын
Well, Pattie May, people were quick to call it a gay disease, so the same people could have realised it's not transmitted that easily, between people on the street or on the bus, or whatever. Doesn't take a PhD in medicine to logically understand that.
@bassinblue
23 күн бұрын
@@tedted4660 They didn't call it a 'gay disease' without reason, given it was predominantly gay men who were being tested positive for HIV and passing it around quicker than any community. It's even documented (look it up) that Gaëtan Dugas, 'patient 0' of AIDS knew he was dying, yet arrogantly persisted in having intercourse with other men, knowing he'd pass it to them; I am not making this up, you can check it for yourself.
@jpeopolis
4 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing "And the Band Played On" when it premiered, I BELIEVE on HBO. Could be wrong. I would've been about 8, but was familiar with AIDS living in the DC metro area. We'd go to museums every weekend and see the oldest young men you could ever imagine being pushed around by their equally-young companion. Anyhow, when I was a little older, probably around 11, my parents let me read the book. I learned all about Walsh, Brewer, the various doctors, Krauss. It's weird to see the faces of these individuals I've admired for decades staring back at me. I wish I'd had an opportunity to meet them.
@ropa2142
3 жыл бұрын
Its really strange to watch this and parallel with my own life.....at exactly the same time I was a teenager on another side of the world, just coming out and having really quite a difficult time of it, experimenting with my own sexuality, whilst at the same time slowly and gradually becoming more aware of the developing Aids crisis in the US. First of all I ignored it as not being relevant to me, then came denial that somehow Aids was not as serious as people were making out, then came the gradual and awful realisation that this was a threat that I was going to have to live with, be effected by, and have to grapple with for the very long term future. Luckily I saw what was coming, and through a combination of luck and taking precautions have never became HIV positive. But the fact remains, that for everyone of my generation and beyond we were all deeply effected by the Aids crisis in a multitude of different ways. Respect to all the beautiful men in this documentary who should all still be alive today but are sadly no longer with us, but who bravely led the way in educating the world about this terrible disease....and also of course to the beautiful, talented, amazing, and still very much with us....Rita Rockett! ❤️
@markgiordonello6710
Жыл бұрын
you know these men are stronger and more courageous in the face of death than anyone I've seen and anybody who says their being punished by god for their lifestyle are the real cowards
@TinaWilson-pv6ks
4 ай бұрын
I just want to say I don't understand when people say being gay is a choice and if you are gay you are going to hell, or that aids is God's punishment for choosing to be gay. Why on earth would anyone choose to be gay? They get bullied and hated for it and tell me who would choose that? You are born the way you are and love is love, so if you are born that way then God created you that way so why on earth would God punish you for the way he created you? My son is gay and I am so proud of him for loving who he is, would not want him to change a thing about himself! Why can't we all just love each other?
@beautifuldiva0208
3 ай бұрын
Being gay is like any other sin . You don't go to hell for being gay it's a sin to act on it
@chrissimpson6701
3 ай бұрын
@@beautifuldiva0208Stop telling this lie, if you don't repent of any of your sins, your going to hell, bottom line. God hates sin, it will not enter into Heaven. I was born black, I didn't choose it, although I love being it. It is not the same, it is a choice, they were raped and assaulted, then the spirit entered them. There is power and deliverance in the name of Jesus. Most of them grew up in church, therefore, they know better. Jesus loves them yes he does, he died for them too, but he hates their sin, your sin, and my sin too.
@lolaali5158
2 ай бұрын
@@chrissimpson6701shouldn't you be dodging bullets at a trump rally?
@jeanv1352
Ай бұрын
@@beautifuldiva0208 Says who? Sky daddy?
@beautifuldiva0208
Ай бұрын
@@jeanv1352 huh ?
@gearoftones8585
2 жыл бұрын
How can anyone, who calls themselves a Christian or even religious, actually tell their own dying son that God is punishing them? Absolutely shameful. That poor guy. Your heart goes out to him.
@RubyTuesdayJB
2 жыл бұрын
It amazes me that people believed that during the Black Death of 1348 and throughout the Renaissance into the Early Modern period. HOW IN THE HELL did people still believe that in 1980/90 given the advancements in science and medical understanding? I find it astounding. Regardless, even if they did believe that, the lack of compassion for a child that they brought into the world is disgusting.
@angelanetherton8240
2 жыл бұрын
Your right. That’s not a real Christian. People like that give us Christians a bad name. True believers are not like this. We all sin and we will until the day we die. No one is perfect. A sin is a sin. One isn’t worse than the other. God is our judge not we as humans. We should pray for one another and definitely love one another as well.God will not turn his back on someone gay , someone with HIV, a liar, thief, adulterer or murderer. He knows we need him he knows we all sin and everyone has their certain demons. God still loves each of us. Long as u believe in him that’s it!! Those parents are so sad. They need to go back to church and read their r bibles. They aren’t doing what God would want so please don’t think we are all like those parents.
@jackwatson3944
2 жыл бұрын
@@angelanetherton8240 the Bible says gay is a sin and sins are punished. Whether that fits in with modern times is irrelevant.
@sethmorgenroth6784
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackwatson3944 Who cares what a desert book says?
@angelanetherton8240
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackwatson3944 That’s for God to punish not you or I .
@chrismullan7191
5 жыл бұрын
Here in London people think H I V, is not a big deal any more, i am in my 50s now and beleive me as a young gay guy in the 80s and 90s you always had the fear of AIDS, 3 of my friends who had H I V, died very young in there 20s, yes the meds today are great and keep people alive for many many years, but some people find the meds make them sick and you have to take them for the rest of your life, millions of lives around the world have been lost to A I D S. i just hope some day a full cure will be found.
@ittybittygirl2093
6 жыл бұрын
Rita Rockett is a hero
@MrJerryjweis
5 жыл бұрын
Ye she is!
@soft_serve_666
5 жыл бұрын
She just radiates warmth and kindness. Definitely seems like the kind of woman you want on your side. A beautiful human being inside and out.
@Damami4U
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love a update on her she's beyond beautiful . Her energy and love warm heart💗💗💗💗
@Damami4U
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love a update on her she's beyond beautiful . Her energy and love warm heart💗💗💗💗
@madlad1391
3 жыл бұрын
@@Damami4U kzitem.info/news/bejne/t52m02WioJOan44 There's a news article about her from a couple of years ago :)
@abhisek2091
7 жыл бұрын
I am a gay Hindu Bengali ... a Biotechnologist from India 🇮🇳 ... this video caused tears rolled my ears ... my condolences goes to our seniours who suffered ... 😞
@nicolo296
6 жыл бұрын
Another Biotechnologist here! from italy
@SassyUnicorn86
4 жыл бұрын
Breaks my heart we lost almost a whole generation of young gay men. :(
@audreyabdo7719
4 жыл бұрын
Abhishek Ray , I know how you feel. I cried tears for loved ones and friends and a singer I adored. In India are they still prejudiced against gay people? I know some countries still are and I guess it is here. Stay strong and stay safe. I am proud of you for being you. Take care.
@abhisek2091
4 жыл бұрын
Audrey Abdo Well currently am living in Australia with my Australian Husband who I joined last year... well in India I would say there is no institutionalised homophobia.. but accepted of a same sex couple is kinda taboo people don’t talk about it ... marriage laws being extremely confusing (although marriage laws don’t state marriage is an union between man and women )but still people of same sex can’t marry mostly except special circumstances. Workplace discrimination protections were legislated last year but don’t know how much its implemented although there are openly lgbtq people being made head of government institutions but they are rare. people in general have become a bit more accepting but then again they would always want their children to br straight. All these in urban don’t much know about rural areas.
@JamesRomero-ym4rp
Жыл бұрын
Poor guy knew his mind was deteriorating.. .
@floydxpixie
5 жыл бұрын
The millenials should watch this documentary, because how much you want to bet they believe HIV/AIDS is no longer a threat to them?
@seanfoley2369
5 жыл бұрын
I'm a millennial, and the first thing I did when I came out was educate myself like crazy on AIDS. In fact, the first person I came out to was my GP, and he lectured me for 2 hours on HIV and safe sex. I will forever be grateful to him.
@maxlegend1374
5 жыл бұрын
i think of it as less then I threat but I still know its very possible for me to get it so I still look at things about it even tho its 2019
@shiro182
5 жыл бұрын
"Because how much you wanna bet they believe..." 😂 Projection much.
@Patrick-po6vx
5 жыл бұрын
@@maxlegend1374 But its no longer a death sentence.In the 80s and early 90s if you got hiv you knew live was over. Now you can live healthy live even have Sex thanks to Wonder of medicine.
@maxlegend1374
5 жыл бұрын
@@Patrick-po6vx that's no reason to feel comfortable if you get it anything can happen prices can spike on medications again being totally reliant on a medication is still not all that
@nadiasultana7283
3 жыл бұрын
I was only 2 when Aids first came about. I feel so sad for the people who died in this video it was a death sentence back then. If only meds were around then.. 😢
@nadiasultana7283
3 жыл бұрын
If the meds were around then. All those that interviewed who died would had survived. Its soo sad.
@annabanana5007
3 жыл бұрын
You are wrong. There is such a thing as HIV that is resistant to medication, or sometimes HIV mutates and medications stop working. I was a volunteer and saw many beautiful men blind with cane and dog or skeletal men or men living waist high in filth severely mentally ill from HIV or AIDS and this is recent. They would try to start fights with me. Of course the media and the pharmaceutical companies won't tell you about this...
@elly1523
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video. I found the personal testimonies very moving and thought provoking. It has opened my heart to a greater depths of compassion as I became involved with each person's struggle.
@ArizonaWillful
4 жыл бұрын
So many beautiful human beings gone far before their time.
@candicegdaniec2405
Жыл бұрын
Lost many loved ones behind this terrible disease 💔 😔 😢 😪
@seand67
6 жыл бұрын
Amazing documentary. It's a shame today's generation is still reckless....smh
@pamelaboswell9715
5 жыл бұрын
You know, babies, hemophiliacs, and folks with bad surgeries all caught it. It's wrong and inaccurate to stigmatize this illness as something that occurred because of young recklessness. Viruses don't discriminate.
@thatgirl9759
5 жыл бұрын
@@pamelaboswell9715 --Wrong! The vast majority of people that got HIV were the ones who were acting recklessly. The ones who practicing unsafe sex and shooting up drugs were warned. and continued the unsafe activities. Today's generation are carrying on with the same reckless behavior.
@spetersontheone
5 жыл бұрын
You are telling the truth, and it can be proven by the CDC statistics that it's not only the ever mutating HIV virus but other sexually transmitted diseases that are on the rise.
@ownSystem
4 жыл бұрын
Prep thank God exist.
@protectyourself33
4 жыл бұрын
@@pamelaboswell9715 the greatest percentage of newly diagnosed HIV cases are from unprotected sex, or IV drug use. With the meteoric rise in opiate addiction, and it's relationship to IV drug use, new cases of hepatitis and HIV are sharply increasing for that community. Those diagnosed with HIV through any type of transfusion, or maternal infection, are the vast minority. You help no one by claiming that HIV indiscriminately infects regardless of lifestyle or personal choices. There are ways to prevent infection, and decisions the average person can make to minimize their risk down to effectual zero. I know it's trendy to discount personal responsibility these days. But the only person that can prevent you from contracting HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases, is yourself. I can have 100% sympathy and solidarity with people who are suffering from this horrible disease, while simultaneously stating that people need to make smart choices for their health and future. These are not mutually exclusive ideas. I can educate and remind people of their own responsibility, without dehumanizing victims. Today we no longer have plausible ignorance. HIV is out there, and everybody is educated on its transmission routes, as well as safer sex techniques. To imply that it can happen to anybody, is to also imply that the choices one makes have no bearing on your chance of infection. This is not true. And it should not be treated as such.
@TheWav7
6 жыл бұрын
We can never forget these people nor their struggle. And even though today we have treatments and things like Prep, we cannot continue to let young people become infected like they currently still are. While there are life extending medications, and medications that can make one undetectable, this is still an incurable disease once caught. The gay community HAS to remain vigilant and vocal so that not even ONE new case will occur. I see a great stagnation in the Gay community towards aids and a reaction that its ok that young people are still catching this disease- because we have treatments. But it is not just OK........The community Still Needs to Step UP! No one under 30 should be catching this horrible disease. We lost so many great people....... May they all RIP and may we still see a complete end of AIDS....... its close...... weve come far.....
@rhodabrands3469
5 жыл бұрын
TheWav7 amen the attitudes are too laid back its still ab incurable disease and also some people dont react well to the meds and pass on from aids eventually .Thank God most of the times i think its safe to say at least 97 percent of the time meds helo greatly just saying there's still that small percentage of people that dont respond well
@cjengland1724
5 жыл бұрын
and people who take prep also need to take responsibility, it does not prevent all stis.
@samiak112
5 жыл бұрын
778i opp o8
@samiak112
5 жыл бұрын
U7
@applejellypucci
5 жыл бұрын
My first time seeing this documentary. Thank you for sharing, Thomas.
@dereka8041
3 жыл бұрын
I think of the lives that could have been led, but so much was lost, too quickly. I was about 10 years old, when AIDS was first reported. It was a scary time. People didn't know how, who, when, where, what caused people to get the virus. I remember when AIDS was the "gay disease"; then, it was discovered i.v. drug users were testing positive; then, heterosexual people began to test positive. Glad so many new treatments have been developed, and the disease can now be somewhat controlled.
@quadencaroline3368
3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps after covid, more people can realize the INCREDIBLE amount of courage and humanity these people put together, despise pain illness and despise. I hope so... «We can be heroes» They made it, and so.much more than one day. Discovered Act up when i was a teenager in the late 80s. It was my first example of any fight for any human right. What an example of pride, strategic understanding, well used anger and political efficiency. Never forgot that example. Don t be nice when human life and dignity are in danger. I think more human rights fights should be inspired by the lessons all humanity could have learned from the Aids fights...and fighters. (See, by example, how pharma/wall street labs do the same shitty game all again with covid stuff?) And i m so so so moved to see the ones who fought against, and made possible to fight back. RESPECT. Loving thoughts to all of those who lost a loved one. RIP, brave souls who have gone so unfairly. Unforgettable. And thanks very much for sharing.
@player4life11111
3 жыл бұрын
Very true words. I am a straight guy, and I see the parallels of big pharma putting profits over human lives all over again in 2021. In a way, their stories of courage are living on in a time where all of us humans need solace and healing from so much suffering.
@quadencaroline3368
3 жыл бұрын
@@player4life11111 first activists, i think, who made so obvious links between stock exchange, «shareholders» and death outside the Wall street... So clever, efficient and so relevant for nowadays fights. Hope we will be as efficient and brave when we all will have to fight for our lives and those to come...but when i hear people crying because they can t take the plane to go on holidays for one or two years, or to the restaurant...i am not sure at all.
@player4life11111
3 жыл бұрын
@@quadencaroline3368 You are right. Even the covid vaccines have lots of gaping holes in terms of long term effects, yet people believe any person wearing a white coat on TV and claiming to be a "scientist". That is the world we all live in sadly.
@quadencaroline3368
3 жыл бұрын
@@player4life11111 wall street still kills all over the world. Many studies prove poverty = 7 to 14 years less to live, even in our area of the world. Not speaking of the ecological nightmare yet to come, made worse by governements hypocrisy and «shareholders» greed. And in this less, we are asjed to stay nice and not angry. Tragedy. That s why i think gay activists were so ahead of their time. But, and i don t know why their incredible work is not seriously studied by lefties, 40 years after. Something about the right to use, or not, anger, together? Instead than losing time in meaningless endless speeches because we are in a f**ing hurry to save lives? I miss that spirit so.much...i hope young people will find as clever ways to fight when their lives will be in danger too.
@player4life11111
3 жыл бұрын
@@quadencaroline3368 Young people have been brainwashed and conditioned into accepting and pursuing Bitcoin and Stock Market profits over any compassion for human beings or animals. The 1980s and even the 1990s were times when people understood the value of survival. Today, people are just barely surviving and even willing to sell each other out for a petty raise or a miserable "reward". I hope the world becomes a better place soon enough.
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