NPR's It's Been A Minute: A History Of AIDS/HIV Activism

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Forty years ago this month, the CDC reported on patients with HIV/AIDS in the United States for the very first time. In the years since, LGBTQIA+ Americans have been fighting for treatment and recognition of a disease that was was understudied, under-reported, and deeply stigmatized. In this episode Sam Sanders talks with activists about how they got the media and the government to pay attention to the crisis.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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