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Thank you for sharing this brochure! To learn more about this important topic, check out the link to Dr. Jill Gover’s podcast in the brochure.

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December 1st, 2021 is World AIDS Day. The day to honor the lives of so many loved ones we have lost and those still fighting this unfair disease. We remain committed to our work of creating awareness and breaking the stigmas around it.

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Learn why black women are disproportionately affected by HIV and what can be done to help them!

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This is the first time that two gay men are shown together and embracing on the cover af a national American publication.

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In 1983, AIDS activist and nurse, Bobbi Campbell and his partner, Bobby Hilliard, appear on the cover of Newsweek magazine. The title reads, “Gay America: Sex, politics, and the impact of AIDS.”

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“To die – and to LIVE – in dignity.” This language was used by activists as they fought on behalf of themselves and their loved ones to gather attention and resources to finding a cure for AIDS, and is still used today. (3/3)

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In 1983, during a lesbian and gay health conference, a group of men that were HIV positive came together to write a manifesto, now known as The Denver Principles. The manifesto opens with, “We condemn attempts to label us as "victims," (1/3)

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a term which implies defeat, and we are only occasionally "patients," a term which implies passivity, helplessness, and dependence upon the care of others. We are "People With AIDS."” and ends with the demand that people with AIDS have the right to (2/3)

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...in the United States due to its association with homosexuality. The organization is still around today, and is now known as GMHC. (3/3)

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In 1982, the first community based non-profit, the Gay Men’s Health Crisis inc, was created to provide health related services. At the time of it’s formation, the founders were responding to a rare form of cancer that affected gay men. (1/3)

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This cancer was later identified as Kaposi’s sarcoma and is currently listed as an AIDS-defining condition by the CDC. They grew to offer crisis counseling, legal aid, and social workers at a time when HIV and AIDS were purposely ignored by political and social forces...(2/3)

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Here is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic. An epidemic is an outbreak of disease in a given region, while a pandemic is an outbreak of disease across many different countries worldwide.

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In an effort to seek treatment for his AIDS diagnosis, American actor Rock Hudson flew to Paris in 1985 to seek the care of a specialist, Doctor Dominique Dormant, but was denied because he was not French. (1/4)

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... HIV/AIDS until 1987.
At that point 40,000 people in the United States had died from complications related to HIV/AIDS. (4/4)

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There are many groups who face challenges preventing HIV. One of these groups are African Americans. Visit our website to learn more about our work and stay tuned to learn more about people of color who face similar challenges! 🧠#UCRiverside #HIVAwareness #PublicHealth

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His high profile drove Congress to set aside $221 million to research a cure for AIDS just days after his death. (3/3)

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Born Roy Harold Scherer Jr., Rock Hudson was a movie star and one of the first public figures to come forward with an AIDS diagnosis in 1985. The publicity that came with his diagnosis brought attention to the lack of treatment for people that had been diagnosed with HIV.(1/3)

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During a benefit weeks before his death, Hudson sent a telegram that said “ "I am not happy that I am sick. I am not happy that I have AIDS. But if that is helping others, I can at least know that my own misfortune has had some positive worth." (2/3)