LGBTQ Nation Celebrates Lesbians Who Cared for Gay Men with AIDS
The harrowing early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic are often remembered through the lens of the gay men who were disproportionately affected. However, the history of that period is incomplete without acknowledging the vital, often overlooked, role played by countless lesbians who stepped forward as caregivers, organisers, and advocates for their dying gay and bisexual brothers.Like the men they supported, these women in the first years of the crisis were grappling with a terrifying and poorly...