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HIV/AIDS: Stigma, Science & Survival

HIV/AIDS: Stigma, Science & Survival

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From the CDC’s first 1981 case reports to the renaming of GRID, from Reagan-era silence and press-room sneers to ACT UP on the streets, this episode traces how a virus became a public reckoning. We move through policy failures and breakthroughs—AZT to modern ART and long-acting injectables—alongside human stories of loss, advocacy, and resilience. We examine how stigma intertwines with homophobia, drug policy, immigration rules, and media narratives, and why today’s care and prevention tools demand a different public response. History, science, and lived experience—told plainly, urgently, and with compassion.


Keywords: HIV, AIDS, stigma, ACT UP, ART, public health, policy, Reagan/Bush era, harm reduction, LGBTQ+, prevention, history

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