On the 19th of August in 1992, Mary Fisher delivered a speech regarding the growing epidemic, AIDS. She presented this speech at the Republican National Convention Address in Houston, Texas. During the early 1990s HIV was spreading rapidly and affected millions of people across the nation. Fisher made a point that having AIDS is not something to hide, it is a growing issue that people need to be aware of and society should help those with the disease (Par. 1). “The reality of AIDS is brutally clear. Two hundred thousand Americans are dead or dying. A million more are infected” (Fisher Par. 2). During the uprising of this epidemic, theories were formed that tainted the views of the citizens. If someone was infected it meant that they
