The HIV/AIDS Epidemic
From Reagan’s press secretary laughing about the AIDs crisis to the activist group ACT UP shutting down the FDA, we look back at the early days of the epidemic. HIV continues to be a major public health crisis both in the United States and around the world. While major scientific advances have made it easier than ever to prevent and treat HIV, there remains no vaccine or cure, and tens of thousands of people continue to contract HIV every year. Forty Years of HIV
The HIV/AIDS Epidemic The United States was the focal point of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the s. The disease was first noticed en masse by doctors who treated gay men in Southern California, San Francisco, and New York City in The impact of this crisis cannot be overstated. The prevailing societal attitudes towards homosexuality at the time were often negative, with many associating the disease primarily with gay and bisexual men. 
How the advent of AIDS advanced gay rights
In the USA, by , one gay man in nine had been diagnosed with AIDS, one in fifteen had died, and 10% of the 1,, men aged who identified as gay had died. The AIDS epidemic’s impacts on this generation of gay men, now aged , are still being explored. It took a few tries. The virus lurked in tropical regions of central Africa, and made several incursions into the American continent before becoming a global pandemic.
The AIDS Crisis and Activism
When taken as prescribed, PrEP is safe and highly effective at preventing people from becoming HIV-positive. The nation also saw tremendous progress in the fight against HIV under former President Barack Obama, whose National HIV & AIDS Strategy explicitly called attention to gay and bisexual men and transgender women for the first time. This article was published more than 11 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. 
The HIV Epidemic
In August, a National Lesbian and Gay Leadership Conference met in Dallas and—as a side event—brought together activists from the recently organized Gay Men’s Health Crisis of New York, the Kaposi’s Sarcoma Research and Education Foundation founded by Dr. Conant, and gay and lesbian leaders from around the country, to meet with. Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
The AIDS epidemic’s lasting impact on gay men
Forty years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) June Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report about five gay men with a syndrome that came to be called AIDS, both the impact of HIV and the legal landscape in the United States for the most affected population have changed dramatically. .
HIV and AIDS
Explore how the AIDS crisis in the s and s fueled LGBTQ activism, from grassroots movements to global advocacy, and its lasting impact on social justice. . The AIDS Virus and the Galvanization of the LGBTQ Movement
Conceived by Cleve Jones and friends in response to the AIDS epidemic unfolding in San Francisco, California, it was first displayed on the National Mall on October 11, at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. .