An incredibly important, and often forgotten, part of lgbt history.
For anyone interested in reading more, I highly recommend the graphic novel Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371, by MK Czerwiec. The author is a lesbian who spent several years working in the unit mentioned in the title, and the book is a memoir about her experiences there. It’s a really heartfelt and beautifully told story, and it covers all the emotional complexity of caring for members of your own community, and manages to be hopeful without shying away from the reality of what happened.
How Lesbians Cared For And Fought For Gay Men During the AIDS Crisis
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