I remember experiencing many of the same feelings as the characters in the movie. The feeling I remember experiencing the most was one of fear of being discriminated against because I was gay. The onset of the AIDS epidemic also brought about the added stigma of being part of the gay community. I believe the way that the film presented the issue of the AIDS epidemic chronologically was done well. When the AIDS epidemic first started, just the fact that AIDS was defined as a “gay cancer” that effected those in the gay community presented AIDS as a diversity issue. Because transmission of the disease was not originally known, there was fear, prejudice, and discrimination against those with AIDS and those within the gay
I remember experiencing many of the same feelings as the characters in the movie. The feeling I remember experiencing the most was one of fear of being discriminated against because I was gay. The onset of the AIDS epidemic also brought about the added stigma of being part of the gay community. I believe the way that the film presented the issue of the AIDS epidemic chronologically was done well. When the AIDS epidemic first started, just the fact that AIDS was defined as a “gay cancer” that effected those in the gay community presented AIDS as a diversity issue. Because transmission of the disease was not originally known, there was fear, prejudice, and discrimination against those with AIDS and those within the gay