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AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) is an international, grassroots political group working to end the AIDS pandemic. The group works to improve the lives of people with AIDS through direct action , medical research, treatment and advocacy, and working to change legislation and public policies.
In the present day, some AIDS activist groups and organizations that were established during the height of the epidemic are still present and working to assist people living with HIV/AIDS. [84] They may offer any combination of the following: health education, counseling and support, or advocacy for law and policy.
A demonstrator waves a placard using the "Silence=Death" slogan during a 2017 event in New York City.Activist groups focused on HIV/AIDS in the United States initially drew their numbers from the bisexual, lesbian, and male homosexual communities as a whole, with socio-political campaigns including culturally active patients who were struggling with their healthcare themselves.
LGBTQ community centers are safe meeting places for all people. Prior to the gay liberation movement, there were no LGBTQ community centers in the United States. They became popular in the 1980s following activism to combat HIV/AIDS in the LGBTQ community.
American HIV/AIDS activists (270 P) Pages in category "HIV/AIDS activism in the United States" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
HIV/AIDS: Active Advocates for Informed Choice: 2006: Intersex: ... Gay Activists Alliance (defunct) Marriage Equality New York (defunct) New York Area Bisexual Network;
Pages in category "American HIV/AIDS activists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 270 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
American AIDS activist involved in ACT UP and other groups; columnist for POZ Magazine. [70] Alison Gertz (1966–1992) American AIDS activist. She was voted Woman of the Year by Esquire magazine. [71] Elizabeth Glaser (1947–1994) American AIDS activist for pediatric causes, and wife of actor Paul Michael Glaser.