How the AIDS Quilt Allowed Millions to Memorialize the Epidemic

Protestors in the "Flower Power" protest camp out at the police department following a raid at the gay bar The Patch

Author/gay activist Larry Kramer, founder of ACT UP, snuggling w. his friend, author & AIDS victim Vito Russo, as he tries to comfort him while petting his dog at home

Joey is a Hawaii-based journalist who has written more than 900 articles for the general public on a wide range topics, including history, health, astronomy, archaeology, artificial intelligence, and more.

Joseph Bennington-Castro

Joey is a Hawaii-based journalist who has written more than 900 articles for the general public on a wide range topics, including history, health, astronomy, archaeology, artificial intelligence, and more.

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The gay rights movement is the advocacy for equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Key moments in LGBTQ+ history include the trial of Oscar Wilde, the Stonewall Riots, the assassination of Harvey Milk and marriage equality.

Gay Rights

The U.S. government, with its three branches of government and a system of checks and balances, is responsible for governing the 50 states and all districts and territories of the United States.

U.S. Government and Politics

During the 1980s, conservative politics and Reaganomics held sway as the Berlin Wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged, AIDS ravaged the United States, especially the gay male community, and blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop culture.

Joseph Bennington‑Castro ‑ Stories

7 Early Pioneers of the Gay Rights Movement

7 LGBTQ Uprisings Before Stonewall

How the AIDS Quilt Allowed Millions to Memorialize the Epidemic

How AIDS Remained an Unspoken—But Deadly—Epidemic for Years

The Supreme Court Rulings That Have Shaped Gay Rights in America