Throughout the world HIV and AIDS have affected millions of people. During the 1980s-1990s America suffered from the AIDS epidemic, a crisis that was being ignored by both government officials and health organizations. In fact, policies did not change until the rise of the gay rights activist group, Act Up. David France’s How To Survive a Plague portrays the Act Up’s determination to increase their knowledge on medical research for HIV and AIDS, proving themselves to be fearless in their fight against HIV despite the neglect and cruelty of the government. It is a documentary that tells a remarkable history of AIDS activism and how it changed the country and many lives. This movie is a tribute to members of the gay community who battled the
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Ed Koch, the mayor of New York, called the Act Up “Concerned citizens,” but contrarily says in a later interview that they are not “fascists” nor “concerned citizens,” and that their fascism was a false tactic. The mayor was willing to change his argument just to deny any form of support for the cause. This mentality was shared by a majority of other people, who believed that they set themselves up to contract the disease because of their sexuality.
One poster changed AIDS movement, Act Up used a symbol of a pink triangle on black background with the two keywords “Silence=Death.” The pink triangle represents the gay pride and the gay rights movement. Those who ignored this epidemic were also cause of continued AIDS deaths, even if they did not outwardly oppose the cause. Act Up has never been silent and motivation to change the minds of others were so strong, as they did everything they could to change the mentality of those that viewed, the gay community and HIV/AIDS patients as a threat to the
Ed Koch, the mayor of New York, called the Act Up “Concerned citizens,” but contrarily says in a later interview that they are not “fascists” nor “concerned citizens,” and that their fascism was a false tactic. The mayor was willing to change his argument just to deny any form of support for the cause. This mentality was shared by a majority of other people, who believed that they set themselves up to contract the disease because of their sexuality.
One poster changed AIDS movement, Act Up used a symbol of a pink triangle on black background with the two keywords “Silence=Death.” The pink triangle represents the gay pride and the gay rights movement. Those who ignored this epidemic were also cause of continued AIDS deaths, even if they did not outwardly oppose the cause. Act Up has never been silent and motivation to change the minds of others were so strong, as they did everything they could to change the mentality of those that viewed, the gay community and HIV/AIDS patients as a threat to the