Javier Muñoz and Peppermint warn Congress 'we will be back to HIV wards' if funding is cut
Javier Muñoz and Peppermint tell The Advocate about their time on Capitol Hill fighting for HIV funds.
September 3, 2025
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After erasing a memorial to the Pulse shooting victims, will the GOP try to burn the AIDS Quilt next?
Opinion: For the evangelical right that dominates Republican politics, their dream is for LGBTQ+ people to disappear, writes John Casey.
August 22, 2025
32 LGBTQ+ Documentaries to Watch for LGBTQ+ History Month
We've assembled 32 films to recommend, from 1977's Word Is Out to 2021's Pieces of Us.
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October 28, 2022
What the AIDS Memorial Quilt Means in 2020
The quilt will be reassembled at Golden Gate Park for the park's 150th anniversary. Here's what the quilt's story tells today.
February 26, 2020
The AIDS Quilt Makes Its Broadway Debut
Portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt are now on display at the Golden Theatre, home of Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons.
April 28, 2014
AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at White House for the first time
It’s been a big 2024 World AIDS Day for the world’s largest ongoing community art project.
December 2, 2024
The Memorial Quilt Is Getting a Virtual World AIDS Day Exhibition
The National AIDS Memorial is calling on businesses and individuals to participate in the quilt's first-ever 50-state exhibition.
October 15, 2020
The AIDS Memorial Quilt Returns to San Francisco With New Purpose
The head of the National AIDS Memorial reflects on a moving monument's past and future on World AIDS Day.
December 1, 2019
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President Biden to host AIDS Memorial Quilt on White House South Lawn for World AIDS Day (exclusive)
The president and First Lady Jill Biden will host a public display of the Quilt for the first time on the South Lawn that people can visit and view.
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November 29, 2024
1987 looms as a year of fear, fortitude, and firsts for the AIDS Quilt, Nancy Pelosi, and me
Opinion: I feared being fired. I feared being outed. I feared other gay men. I feared the incurable plague. I feared I would die. I feared everything, writes John Casey.
June 10, 2025
Nancy Pelosi emotionally reflects on LGBTQ+ community at Library of Congress AIDS Quilt exhibit (exclusive)
The speaker emerita got choked up as she reviewed letters from families of people lost to AIDS.
June 18, 2024
'When We Rise' Part Three: Hillary, Heartbreak, and HIV
Creator Dustin Lance Black discussed the show's third night, including why he included archival footage of a "heartbreaking" cameo and the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
March 2, 2017
Could a Quilt Help Combat Gun Violence?
The AIDS Memorial Quilt brought the names of those lost out of the shadows and into the public conscience. It's time for a similar naming of victims of gun violence, says this strategist.
November 9, 2015
Nancy Pelosi honors those lost to AIDS epidemic with Gay Men's Chorus of D.C. during WorldPride
The exhibit of the AIDS Memorial Quilt at the venerable St. Thomas’ Parish in Washington, D.C., features panels for the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington members who died of the disease.
June 8, 2025
Trump administration won't observe World AIDS Day
A directive from the State Department assures that 2025 will be different from 2024, when President Biden hosted the first display of AIDS Memorial Quilt panels at the White House.
November 26, 2025
A rip in the quilt
The battle over the AIDS Memorial Quilt may be legally settled, but it has left a trail of hurt feelings and concern over the future of the epidemic's most important symbol
February 13, 2006
Voices of Hope: Why World AIDS Day Is So Important (Video)
On World AIDS Day, we came together at an event hosted by The Advocate in Beverly Hills to share words of hope. Panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt were on display, and speakers included Olympic diver Greg Louganis, actor Mel England, The Advocate's Lucas Grindley, and Dr. Michael Gottlieb, the man who identified the virus in 1981 as a new disease.
December 5, 2016
Shakira cancels Saturday concert at WorldPride
The singer cited logistical problems with moving her tour from Boston to Washington, D.C.
May 30, 2025