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Was that really a coverup or willful neglect due to a cultural atmosphere that was massively homophobic? From what I understand the Reagan administration was re
by gph 7y ago
Was that really a coverup or willful neglect due to a cultural atmosphere that was massively homophobic? From what I understand the Reagan administration was reluctant to put resources into something that was considered a "gay mans disease", really wouldn't have played well with the majority of the electorate at the time.
- ryanmercer 7y ago>From what I understand the Reagan administration was reluctant to put resources into something that was considered a "gay mans disease" indeed, let us not forget that "AIDS" was originally called "GRID", "Gay-related immune deficiency" and was also called things like "gay cancer" and "gay plague". It was unfortunate events like Ryan White's infection [1] that started to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_White#Ryan_White_and_public_perception_of_AIDS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_White#Ryan_White_and_publ...