AIDS activist group ACT UP changed the world. Here's why its work still matters today
The direct action group ACT UP was key to the fight against AIDS at the epidemic's height, and its legacy informs present-day activism.
December 9, 2025
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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
Activists stack coffins in front of State Department to protest PEPFAR cuts (in photos)
The gutting of the global HIV-fighting program could bring back "the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic," says the Human Rights Campaign's Matt Rose.
April 17, 2025
AIDS Activist Peter Staley Talks PrEP
The longtime activist offers up unvarnished views and knocks down anti-PrEP fear-peddlers.
September 8, 2016
Read Peter Staley's Brutally Honest Eulogy for Larry Kramer
"To this day, gay men carry the added burden of a society that sexually shames us. Larry played a part in this."
May 29, 2020
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Peter Staley Talks The 'Heavy Dose' of Sex, Love, and Humor in ACT UP
The activist and ACT UP veteran has released a long-awaited memoir.
October 12, 2021
WATCH: Anderson Cooper's Oscar Pick is How to Survive a Plague
Cooper and AIDS activist Peter Staley say the film is an educational tool and inspirational model for young LGBT people who did not experience the worst of the AIDS epidemic first-hand.
February 9, 2013
Here’s What Was Missing From Hillary’s HIV Plan
The Democratic presidential nominee has yet to set a key goal that will help achieve an AIDS-free generation.
August 3, 2016
Larry Kramer on Stonewall: 'Don't Listen to the Crazies'
The HIV activist advised the gay filmmaker to take criticism and a threat to boycott the film with a grain of salt.
August 10, 2015
Literary Festival Raises Funds for At-Risk LGBTQ+ People Globally
The event by Rainbow Railroad will showcase queer stories and perspectives.
December 22, 2022
New Pence Chief of Staff Once Called Gay Sex 'Repugnant,' 'Perverted'
Marc Short says his views have changed since he wrote those words in college in 1992.
February 28, 2019
PrEP Version 1.1, 2.0, and Beyond
The treatment to prevent HIV infections faces inaccurate comparisons to other meds and the same fearful objections as 'the pill' did in the '60s.
January 7, 2015
'Fauci' Documentary Reveals a Man Touched by Two Pandemics
The doc, in theaters today, shows a compassionate and dedicated civil servant deeply affected by the tragedies of HIV and COVID-19.
September 10, 2021
Myth or Truth: Is Everyone Who Wants PrEP Already on It?
Today we examine whether the demand for PrEP has already been satisfied.
October 28, 2014
'Dallas Buyers Club' Director Jean-Marc Vallée Dead at 58
Dallas Buyers Club, which dealt with the early days of AIDS, drew both praise and criticism.
December 27, 2021
Gilead to Release Its U.S. Truvada Patent a Year Early to One Company
A generic form of the HIV prevention drug from Teva Pharmaceuticals will come earlier than anticipated -- but activists are calling for greater access.
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May 8, 2019