{"id":1346,"date":"2008-05-26T02:49:18","date_gmt":"2008-05-26T02:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fadingad.wordpress.com\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2010-06-16T20:22:28","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T20:22:28","slug":"remembrance-of-our-dead-the-war-with-aids-isnt-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2008\/05\/26\/remembrance-of-our-dead-the-war-with-aids-isnt-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance of Our Dead – The War With AIDS Isn't Over"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The History Of AIDS In America
\nHas Been One Of Denial & Suppression…”<\/em><\/h2>\n

\"Silence
\n\"Remembrance<\/p>\n

Wallace Shawn reads from Vito Russo’s Celluloid Closet<\/p>\n

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\"AIDSGATE<\/a><\/p>\n

Memorial Day has always been a bittersweet holiday for me. I don’t know many veterans since many of my friends are gay or lesbian and cannot openly serve in the military. The only legitimate and significant war I have personally experienced been the War Against AIDS<\/strong><\/em>. From this day forward, Memorial Day will be a day I will remember those I’ve lost in this war and I invite everyone else to join me.<\/p>\n

Sitting and trying to think of the countless people I have encountered in my life who have died from this still stigmatizing disease is a daunting task. Above are some of the names of friends and acquaintances who have touched our lives (Vincenzo and myself) in some way. [I’ve gotten up out of bed and updated the list twice already. I don’t think this is a realistic task for one day.]<\/p>\n

This April I have been HIV+ for 24 years – half of my life. Through the years I have begun to have days when I think of the disease only perhaps once or twice a day, but not a single day goes by that I’m not reminded of my mortality at least once – probably due to my adherence to my meds. Then I remember those I’ve lost. I encourage people to share names of their loved ones who have died of AIDS- reminding America of the indignities and indifference they had experienced.<\/p>\n

Image citings:<\/p>\n

Silence = Death & AIDSGATE – Gran Fury<\/a>
\nDavid Wojnarowicz<\/a>
\nVito Russo<\/a><\/p>\n

Other similar postings:<\/p>\n

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell<\/a>
\nThe Ban on HIV\/AIDS Immigration<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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