#aidsepidemic

[pinkpetalbee]

🌍❤️ Today, on World AIDS Day, we honor those we lost during the AIDS epidemic and reaffirm our commitment to ending the ongoing crisis. Silence is not an option—awareness, compassion, and action save lives. 🕊️✨

[eton75]

Reflections on a Bygone Era of Nightlife and Cultural Evolution

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, I reveled in the vibrant nightlife of cities like New York, London, and Paris. Weekends were spent at iconic venues such as Studio 54 and Xenon in Manhattan, where the dance floors pulsed with energy. These clubs were frequented by a dazzling array of celebrities, including Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger, and Michael Jackson, creating an atmosphere where everyone felt like a star.

However, the emergence of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s cast a long shadow over this exuberant lifestyle. The devastating impact of the disease caused a cultural shift, leading to the decline of the open and carefree nightlife scene. The party came to a grinding halt, with people turning to more restrained and health-conscious lifestyles.

In recent years, the nightlife scene has further diminished. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of numerous nightclubs across London, New York, and Paris. Additionally, a shift in generational preferences toward more sober and subdued forms of socializing has contributed to this decline. The allure of celebrity has waned in an age where social media grants instant fame to many, diluting the exclusivity that once made nightlife so thrilling.

While contemporary music and film often revisit familiar themes, the rapid advancements in technology, particularly in artificial intelligence, offer new avenues for excitement and innovation. Moreover, the increasing openness of discussions around extraterrestrial life, once confined to the realm of science fiction, has become a topic of serious consideration, as evidenced by recent congressional hearings.

Reflecting on my experiences, I am grateful to have lived through an era rich with opportunity for personal growth, travel, and meaningful connections. Today’s youth face different challenges, navigating a world where digital interactions often replace face-to-face encounters, potentially stifling the spontaneity and excitement that once defined social life.

#Nostalgia #Nightlife #Studio54 #CulturalShift #AIDSEpidemic #Technology #SocialChange

[lukevallewrites]

Let us remember that during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980’s the Reagan administration refused to acknowledge it, let alone make any effort to research and combat HIV and AIDS. Their neglect led to tens of thousands of deaths that are now totally preventable with accurate treatment. That blood, mostly of young gay men, will forever be on their hands. Just yesterday, Mike Pence have a speech at an event for World AIDS Day and failed to acknowledge the gay community, who were the most heavily effected when the epidemic was at it’s peak. It is important, as much now as ever, to remember who really pays the price for ignorance. • • • #worldaidsday #worldaidsday2018 #aids #aidsawareness #endaids #ronaldreagan #fuckreagan #aidsepidemic #reaganadministration #republican #republicanparty https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq2_aYgH7jk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10qudqp8qoh9c

[brandvodkasoda]

#AidsEpidemic #AZT #Dr Fauci #LockHimUp (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSNHZr3hDD6FIK7fEz7eTcquX6PTF6pry3cJYE0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[icyblood]

Regrann from @aymemagazine - 🔔Every step you take in raising awareness and funds for those living with HIV/AIDS gets us closer to zero new HIV infections. We want to send a HUGE s/o to our friends in Houston, Texas for raising funds & awareness in March! New York City, you're up next! (May 20th: Central Park).. 👓 . . . . . . . ��Tags: #aymemagazine #aidswalk #fundraiser #aidsepidemic #nyc #walk #delta #register #help #fashionworld #Instadaily #love - #regrann

[luminalqueen]

On #worldaidsday2020 mom gets a dozen, one flower for each year she's been gone. It's technically 13 since she passed in September but I think she'll forgive me on this one 😉 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 #WorldAIDSDay #wemissyoumom #weloveyoumom #1212020 #honorthoselost #aidsstillexists #aidsepidemic #mothersanddaughters #mothersandsons #ourtree #picoftheday #photooftheday #potd #LOVE (at Glendale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIRtQtQD9w-/?igshid=27zw6d2115b2

[sakotta]

Museums in NYC: General Idea Magi© Bullet Magi© Carpet 1992. "Magi© Bullet in part functions as a metaphor for seeking a temporary remedy for an illness—physical or social—rather than examining its root causes. As the balloons’ helium levels decrease, they fall; you are invited to take a deflated balloon home with you. The installation thus gradually disappears over time, evoking the lives needlessly lost to aids because of state abandonment—and prompting comparison to the current global pandemic and the harm it’s wrought on our most vulnerable communities." . . . . #photography #newyork #nyc #NewYorkCity #great #photography #newyork #moma #museum #museumofmodernart #artnyc #generalidea #magibullet #aht #modernart #aidsepidemic (at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJh_cdhN_y/?igshid=1fhd36rdnubzq

[watchwhatyounodto]

#Repost @mediadiversityinstitute ・・・ As you can see from the #IAmNotAVirus campaign, lots of Asian communities are taking to social media to call out #corona racism. The parallels between the media narrative surrounding #coronavirus and the #aidsepidemic are shocking. Let us stand in solidarity, follow the @who guidelines for neutral language and make sure that history doesn’t repeat itself. New article @mediadiversityinstitute by @safiyaahmed! #nosoyunvirus #jenesuispasunvirus #iamnotavirus #coronaracism #covid_19 #racism #media https://www.instagram.com/p/B-rDmvBJxYK/?igshid=c20rzf0xaacl

[dragsnarebear]

With the current affairs involving the global pandemic, I am brought back to a reminder of mindsets. Whether we view our situation as just or not, from the individual masses I have seen a lack of compassion in regards to those affected. People my age not caring because they know it is only the older generation who can die from this. I made this piece as a reminder of the times when "this doesn't affect me" let a whole generation die off through suffering and pain. I had to watch my Uncle die in silence as I was the only one who understood the pain to a true extent. By the end of the 80's ~19,000 of my queer brothers and sisters, elders and mentors to my community, withered away due to the AIDS epidemic. Leaving the generation after to fend for themselves without the knowledge and wisdom of living in an illegal body has shown it's heavy toll on our community. I call to remind people of a time were gross negligence led to it no longer being a "not me" issue and becoming a universal issue. A reminder that we are greater than ourselves, greater than our selfishness. A reminder that people didn't have to die for nothing, that my Uncle and I don't have to hide in the shadows.  Using oversized gesture drawings from exclusively LGBT+ models I want to show the fragmentation of a community due to such a negligence that we are perpetrating again. . "c_rr_nt _ff__rs" 50"x62" Mixed media . #drawing #sculpture #queerlycollective #gayart #coronavirus #aidsepidemic #charcoal #pastels #pink #paint #representation #representationmatters #gayhistory #pride #art #edinboroart (at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91EQA-l8Gq/?igshid=d5fpfrc25hfp

[4evahaka]

#TwitterVia: @Emilylgoodin #DonaldTrump PROMISED to CURE #AIDS AND #ChildhoodCancer at his rally tonight: "We will be ending the #AIDSEpidemic SHORTLY in #America AND CURING CHILDHOOD CANCER VERY SHORTLY" {💕💚#ThisIsAREPOSTBy: #4evahaka2 #FAMU1908 #CreditToOwner💕💚} https://www.instagram.com/p/B0pSoKgntO8/?igshid=1coq1x5a9qesd

[adastracomix]

On March 24, 1987, 250 members of ACT-UP arrived on Wall St in Manhattan at 7am, and began to protest. Waving signs, including the historic slogan “SILENCE = DEATH,” and chanting “Act Up, Fight AIDS!”, they called attention to the inequitable alliance between the FDA and Burroughs-Wellcome. That's why, today, our #SJComix365 entry is Joyce Brabner's "Second Avenue Caper: When Goodfellas, Divas, and Dealers Plotted Against the Plague". (Hill & Wang, 2014). . It's the true story of a tight-knit group of NYC artists & activists in the early 1980s who found themselves on the front lines in the fight against AIDS. . Struggling to understand the disease and how they could help, our characters make a deal with a bona fide goodfella, donned masterful disguises, and set off for the US/Mexico border, determined to save their bedridden friends by smuggling an experimental drug into the US. . With their community in crisis and the world turned against them, this impassioned misfit crew never gave up hope as they searched for ways to raise awareness and beat the plague. Fast-paced, poignant, and beautifully illustrated, Second Avenue Caper is a heartfelt tribute to the generation that faced down AIDS. . This little-known graphic novel is the winner of the 2015 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBT Graphic Novel, & was the Village Voice Best Graphic Novel of 2014. Buy 10 copies and pass them out at your next queer dance party. ✨ #secondavenuecaper #joycebrabner #comics #graphicnovels #hillandwang #AIDS #ACTUP #comicsaboutAIDS #AIDSepidemic #AIDShistory #NYChistory #NYCAIDS #LGBThistory https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZfNSnAGO_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fb1hzgyf7zn2

[i-love-frank-underwood]

Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Let no one ever forget all the lives that have been taken by this disease. Let no American forget the way that our country turned a blind eye during the AIDS crisis because they thought it was “gay cancer” and gay lives didn’t matter. Let no one forget that there are still people all over the world that have not been taught how to prevent this disease. Let no one ever forget. Period. Today my heart is with all of the families, friends, and loved ones that have been affected by AIDS. Let’s stop bullshitting and find a cure already! Let’s also end the stigma around being HIV positive. #AIDS #lgbtq #aidscrisis #aidsepidemic #stopaids #endthestigma #HIV #hivaidsawareness #hivaids #hivaidsprevention https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq3gP0gAYKV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cdyej7asfkwt

[jimfostercoc]

Strub: Body Counts: A Memoir of Activism, Sex, and Survival

[foh2010]

We must encourage people to get educated, to get tested, to get involved in the fight against AIDS. We have lost too many of our loved one . According to the World Health Organization, 35 million people were estimated to be living with HIV or AIDS globally, and 39 million have died from the disease. The epidemic of denial won. #aidsday #aidsepidemic #december1st #worldaidsday #friendsofhaiti2010 #foh2010 #lesamisdhaiti2010 #aidsawereness

[the-magalie-fan]

We must encourage people to get educated, to get tested, to get involved in the fight against AIDS. We have lost too many of our love one . According to the World Health Organization, 35 million people were estimated to be living with HIV or AIDS globally, and 39 million have died from the disease. The epidemic of denial won. #aidsday #aidsepidemic #december1st #worldaidsday #friendsofhaiti2010 #foh2010 #lesamisdhaiti2010 #aidsawereness

[thomasoutt]

#EmoryBoard (#SomebodyHadToTellMe) especially designed for your #InnerStalker...#SmoothOutTheRoughSpots w/#LifeInsurance. What a joke! In the old days, this was mostly true. I remember, in early days of the #AIDSEpidemic, my life insurance company sent a man to my house to draw my blood. The Life Insurance Company was trying to get rid of anyone who lived in the 94114 #ZipCode. It did not work. So, the company sold my policy to another company & I was never able to get appropriate #CashValue. This #ElToroCaCa went on for a number of years, till I got disgusted & turned in that weenie of a #Policy. I used to work for one of those places. The guy who was training me floored his car in an alley so he could see how many #pigeons he could kill @ one time. I quit the next day. Ah, the things we remember...#NationalLifeandAccidentInsuraceCompany. (at Corona Heights Playground)