AIDS activist group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) protest at the headquarters of the Food and Drug Administration on October 11, 1988 in Rockville, Maryland.

Michail Takach is a historian and author. As the curator of the <a href="https://wislgbthistory.com/">Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project</a>, Michail produces ongoing books, articles, documentaries, and podcasts that reconnect the state with its long-hidden history and heritage.

Michail Takach

Michail Takach is a historian and author. As the curator of the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, Michail produces ongoing books, articles, documentaries, and podcasts that reconnect the state with its long-hidden history and heritage.

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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.

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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.

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How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients’ Rights