“I Have AIDS, Please Hug Me”, 1990

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[CRHC.LGBTQ.121a] Front page of an AIDS Ministry/AIDS Assist Newsletter from 1990

Though AIDS is a serious but treatable disease today, during the 1980s and 1990s it more deeply impacted the LGBTQ community. Organizations like AIDS Ministries arose with support from the community and its allies to promote safety, combat stigma, and fund research for a cure.

“I Have AIDS, Please Hug Me”