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Worlds Aids Day
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In 1987, the
Silence = Death poster was created by a New York-based group of artists to protest the U.S. government's inaction on the AIDS epidemic, which they saw as a result of government and societal silence.
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The image is a poster with a solid black background featuring a centered pink triangle oriented with the point upward. Beneath the triangle, in large white block letters spanning the width of the poster, is the text “SILENCE = DEATH.” Along the bottom margin, in small white text, is a line of messaging that references political inaction regarding the AIDS crisis, including mentions of the Reagan administration, the Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Vatican. It states that gays and lesbians are not expendable and urges actions such as voting, boycotting, and self-defense. A small copyright notice at the bottom right identifies the creators as the “Silence = Death Project” with a date of 1987.
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With the online Interactive AIDS Quilt, I just now was able to see the quilt panel made for one of my San Francisco neighbors who passed in 1996. His panel was made for him by his husband, a label they used decades before gay marriage became legal.

Seeing these stories is powerful.

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Interactive AIDS Quilt

The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love a…
www.aidsmemorial.org
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thank you for this. I'd love to see your whole list.

My godfather died of AIDS in the mid 90s. He is the only elder in my extended family whom I miss. He was honest and funny and cut through all of my family's formal phony bullshit. I was in my early 20s, and not out. He was in his mid 50s. Miss you, Kenneth.

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