Today in History - 1985

[cellboy]

Rock Hudson Died. His death, gave AIDS a face, that helped propel even more, the cause for a cure.
http://partners.nytimes.com/library/national/science/aids/100385sci-aids.html

Comments

[jeremytblack.livejournal.com]

Oh, my God, the years, the perspective. In my memory, AIDS had been around so, so, sooooo long by the time he died. And now, looking at that year it just feels unreal. Like how much could have happened, really, between 1981 and 1985 to make it feel so long? Of course, the answer now only comes out as a statistic, too, a historical blip. The deaths of so many friends.

[cellboy.livejournal.com]

I know. Those early years are such a blur for me. I came out in 83-84 (that's 1983-84 :), and at least here in the SF area, many were in denial, that it would happen to them. That it would happen here. But after 85, we were all running scared. I lost so many friends then. And still am :(