AIDS Activism Timeline: 1981-present

A Chronology of the AIDS Epidemic and the Resistance to It

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1981, March

At least eight cases of a more aggressive form of KS had occurred amongst young gay men in New York.

1981, July 3

The New York Times prints the first story about a new disease said to be affecting gay men.

1981, July 4

MMWR Weekly publishes "Kaposi's Sarcoma and Pneumocystis Pneumonia among Homosexual Men-New York City and California",.

1982, day? month?

Berkowitz, Richard; Callen, Michael. "We Know Who We Are: Two Gay Men Declare War On Promiscuity". New York Native, day?, month? 1982, page?

1983

Richard Berkowitz and Michael Callen, with Joseph Sonnabend. "How to Have Sex in an Epidemic: One Approach". News From The Front Publications, 1983.

1985, September 22

Gross, Jane. "Homosexuals stepping up AIDS education. New York Times. page ?

1993, May 26

Mark Dennis, "AIDS and deep denial," Wall Street Journal, May 26, 1993, p. A19.

1999

Treichler, Paula A. How to Have Theory in an Epidemic: Cultural Chronicles of AIDS. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822323184.

2009, June 14

Goldstein, Gary. "'Sex Positive' documents the pioneers of safe sex". Los Angeles Time. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-positive14-2009jun14,0,4122010.story. Retrieved 2009-06-14.

Bibliography, Alphabetical

Avert: Adverting HIV and AIDS. Website timeline accessed June 28, 2010, 3:15 pm.