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Protesting AIDS Hysteria in 1983

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Title

Protesting AIDS Hysteria in 1983

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Date

June 27, 1983

Description

Marchers in the New York City Gay Pride Parade in 1983 raised awareness about more research needed for AIDS. At the time, a hysteria had grown from the disease since people did not know how it was transmitted between people. It was also seen as a "gay plague" at the time.

Bibliographic Citation

Guide. “The AIDS Hysteria of the 1980s.” Accessed December 3, 2019. https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2017/03/10/aids-hysteria-1980s.

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