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🔻 A huge thank you to @Madonna for recognising the work of @theaidsmemorial & allowing us to be part of the #madonnacelebrationtour . The greatest honor & cannot thank you enough 🙏🏽❤️ #whatisrememberedlives

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— Mary Jane Rathbun (December 22, 1922 – April 10, 1999) aka Brownie Mary illegally baked cannabis brownies for AIDS patients ''her kids’ during the AIDS crisis. SF City leaders proclaimed an official Brownie Mary Day in 1992 to honor her work. …

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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Eternally grateful to @Madonna who has been consistently vocal in her advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and support for those with HIV/AIDS - especially back when it wasn’t trendy or cool to do so! We’ve always admired your strength in the face of adversity and this time is no

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— Willi Ninja (April 12, 1961 – September 2, 2006) who was widely regarded as the “Grandfather of Vogue” died of AIDS in Queens, New York He was 45 years old. In 2003, Willi was diagnosed with HIV but continued… …

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“MY NAME IS DUANE KEARNS PURYEAR. I WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1964. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 AT 4:45 PM. I WAS 22 YEARS OLD. SOMETIMES, IT MAKES ME VERY SAD. I MADE THIS PANEL MYSELF. IF YOU ARE READING IT, I AM DEAD." #whatisrememberedlives

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— “This picture was taken in October 1987, a few months after Nancy Pelosi was elected. I was a 22 year old non-heterosexual navigating adulthood during the AIDS plague while hiding my private life from the @usnavy and the people I served … continued ▶️

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— On July 3, 1981, on PAGE 20 of The NY Times, an article appeared with the headline: “RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS.” It took until May 25, 1983, before AIDS appeared on the FRONT PAGE and not until 1,450 cases had been reported!

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“MY NAME IS DUANE KEARNS PURYEAR. I WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1964. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 AT 4:45 PM. I WAS 22 YEARS OLD. SOMETIMES, IT MAKES ME VERY SAD. I MADE THIS PANEL MYSELF. IF YOU ARE READING IT, I AM DEAD." #whatisrememberedlives

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MY NAME IS DUANE KEARNS PURYEAR. I WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1964. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 AT 4:45 PM. I WAS 22 YEARS OLD. SOMETIMES, IT MAKES ME VERY SAD. I MADE THIS PANEL MYSELF. IF YOU ARE READING IT, I AM DEAD."

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Tandi Iman Dupree (August 13, 1978 – December 31, 2005) was best known for her Wonder Woman performance at the 2001 Miss Gay Black America pageant. Tandi died of AIDS in Memphis, Tennessee, age 27 #whatisrememberedlives

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— Vincent Hanley aka Fab Vinny (April 2, 1954 - April 18, 1987) was a radio DJ and television presenter who died of AIDS in Dublin, Ireland. He was 33 years old. Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Hanley was the… …

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“In 1983, Kenny recalled in a tv interview how he was treated by hospital staff who he overheard asking "I wonder how long the faggot is going to last?” I was outraged how he was treated & by his family & friends who decided to stop seeing him …”

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On this day - July 13, 1987, @madonna performed an AIDS benefit concert in memory of her friend Martin Burgoyne at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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— Between 1933/45 in Nazi Germany, estimated 100,000 men were arrested as “homosexuals” - 50,000 were sent to prisons Estimated 5,000 - 15,000 of those sentenced were sent to concentration camps where the death rate of gay men may have been as high as 60% #holocaustmemorialday

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— “Mark Ashton (May 19, 1960 – February 11, 1987) was fabulous! A sparky, sarcastic, funny clever, articulate and driven man. So many friends taken but his death had a profound effect on me. He was there one moment and gone the next. Shortly, after ...

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“HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.” — Diana, Princess of Wales (July 1, 1961 – August 31, 1997) #whatisrememberedlives

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— Joseph Beam (December 30, 1954 - December 27, 1988) was gay right activist and author who died of AIDS three days before his 34th birthday. “When I first started telling people I was gay, publicly, in my late… …

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“HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.” — Diana, Princess of Wales #whatisrememberedlives

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@museumofsex get your facts right !

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Rectify this. Spread the word. #MuseumofSEX NYC is telling 100% lies abt Madonna.They claim she wasn't involved in fighting AIDS. She been on countless psa's, raised so much money, written songs, received so many awards. To disregard her work is willful ignorance & offensive!!!

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A HUGE THANK YOU to @madonna for including images from @theaidsmemorial in her #madonnacelebrationtour

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On September 24 1992, @Madonna took to the runway in front of 6,000 people at a @JPGaultier fashion show benefit at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, raising $750,000 for @AMFAR . #whatisrememberedlives

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🎂 Happy Birthday @Madonna 🤴❤️ 🎉 #whatisrememberedlives

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Tomorrow is #WorldAIDSDay A day to remember all those lost too soon to AIDS 💔 Who will you remember?

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Larry Kramer (June 25, 1935 - May 27, 2020) #RIP #whatisrememberedlives #theaidsmemorial

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Diagnosed with AIDS, Mike Sisco (January 21, 1961 - August 4, 1994) had returned to his hometown Williamson to be with his family. One day, he had gone to the public swimming pool which caused other residents to flee in fear. The city then closed the pool. #whatisrememberedlives

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— On this day - July 13, 1987, @madonna performed an AIDS benefit concert in memory of her friend Martin Burgoyne at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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On July 3, 1981, on PAGE 20 of The NY Times, an article appeared with the headline: “RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS.” It took until May 25, 1983, before AIDS appeared on the FRONT PAGE and not until 1,450 cases had been reported! #whatisrememberedlives

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— Ryan White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was a teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who was expelled from his school due to his HIV status. He died when he was 18 years old. White is buried in Cicero, close to… …

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with WORLD AIDS DAY not long away, who will you be remembering ? x PLEASE POST A PHOTO IF POSSIBLE ❤️

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If anyone of you lovely people can help push @theaidsmemorial to 9000 followers, we would greatly appreciate it ❤️ and we always follow back too 😊

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“HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.” — Diana, Princess of Wales (July 1, 1961 – August 31, 1997) #whatisrememberedlives #theaidsmemorial #aidsmemorial #neverforget #endaids

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"MY NAME IS DUANE KEARNS PURYEAR. I WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1964. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 AT 4:45 PM. I WAS 22 YEARS OLD. SOMETIMES, IT MAKES ME VERY SAD. I MADE THIS PANEL MYSELF. IF YOU ARE READING IT, I AM DEAD."

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🏳️‍⚧️ Lou Graydon Sullivan (June 16, 1951 – March 2, 1991) was an author and activist who became the first transman to die of AIDS. He was 39 years old ……

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Diagnosed with AIDS, Mike Sisco (January 21, 1961 - August 4, 1994) had returned to his hometown Williamson to be with his family. One day, he had gone to the public swimming pool which caused other residents to flee in fear. The city then closed the pool. #whatisrememberedlives

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— Rudolf Nureyev (March 17, 1938 – January 6, 1993) was a dancer raised as the only son in a Tatar family in a village near Ufa, Bashkir in the former Soviet Union. Rudolf tested HIV… …

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Thursday is World AIDS Day. A day to remember all those lost too soon to AIDS 💔 Who will you remember? Post their name & photo if possible x

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— “I may be crazy, but that don't make me wrong." Saint Marsha P. Johnson (August 24, 1945 – July 6, 1992) HIV Positive, Drag Queen, Trans, Gay Rights and AIDS Activist. 📷 Marsha, NYC 1987 © @StanleyStellar

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— Elizabeth Debbie Eden (August 19, 1946 – September 29, 1987) was a trans woman who died of AIDS at Genesee Hospital, Rochester. She was 41 years old. Elizabeth’s boyfriend John Wojtowicz (1945 –2006) attempted a bank… …

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Who are you remembering today on #WorldAIDSDay ?

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— On July 25, 1985, Rock Hudson, (November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985), announced through a press release that he had AIDS and in doing so became the first major celebrity to go public with an AIDS diagnosis. After… …

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On July 20, 1992, the late great Princess Diana visited Sylvia Killick, the only woman resident at the time at the London Lighthouse, a center for people with AIDS. #whatisrememberedlives

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— Kenny Everett (December 25, 1944 – April 4, 1995) was a comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer who died of AIDS in London, England. He was 50 years old. Born in Seaforth, Lancashire, as Maurice James Christopher Cole, Kenny was diagnosed ...

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#ItsASin is simply phenomenal ❤️ #whatisrememberedlives

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Dame @elizabethtaylor February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011 #whatisrememberedlives ❤️🙏🏽

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— Angie Xtravaganza, (October 17, 1964 – March 31, 1993) was a trans performer and Mother of the houseofxtravaganza who died of AIDS in New York City. She was 28 years old. Angie … …

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“I’m lighting a candle for Hector Xtravaganza (Jul 26, 1965 - Dec 30, 2018) who provided me with guidance for 30 years of my life.When things were tough he held my hand. When things were great, he held my hand in celebration ❤ I miss him every single day.” — by @LegendaryLuna

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— Gene Anthony Ray (May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an actor, dancer and choreographer who died from complications of a stroke in New York. He was 41 years old and HIV positive. Born in Harlem, Ray began… …

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If any one of you amazing folk can HELP push @theaidsmemorial to 10,000 followers, we’d be ever so grateful ❤️ and we always follow back😊

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— Essex Hemphill (April 16, 1957 – November 4, 1995) was a poet and activist who died of AIDS in Philadelphia. He was 38 years old. Born in Chicago, Essex later moved to Washington D.C. Age 14, he started… …

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— “Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990). We met in May of 1988. I was just two months away from my 18th birthday. He walked into ACA JOE, where I worked on Broadway & Astor Place, asking for Kevin who also worked there …

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— Daniel Sotomayor (August 30, 1958 - February 5, 1992) was a gay political cartoonist who died of AIDS in Chicago at the age of 33. Chicago-based playwright Scott McPherson, who penned… …

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— Ken Meeks was a doctor and member of the board of directors of the @gmhc who died of AIDS on September 26, 1986 in San Francisco. Ken whose skin lesions were the result of Kaposi's sarcoma, an AIDS defining illness, died 3 days after the picture was taken. Ken was 44 years old.

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— Freddie Mercury (September 5, 1946 – November 24, 1991) died of AIDS at his home in London just one day after he publicly revealed that he was HIV positive. He was 45 years old. Born in… …

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— Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an Oscar winning lyricist, playwright and director who died of AIDS in Manhattan. He was 40 years old. ~ #theaidsmemorial

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— Dr. Ken Meeks died of AIDS on September 26, 1986 in San Francisco. Ken whose skin lesions were the result of Kaposi's sarcoma, an AIDS defining illness, died 3 days after the picture was taken. Ken was only 44 years old. #whatisrememberedlives

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— Name at least ONE person (& post a photo here if you can) that you knew personally who died of AIDS?

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— “In 1984, I discovered I was HIV positive. In 1986, my symptoms began, weight loss, dripping night sweat, flu-like symptoms of the worse kind until I was hospitalised with AIDS in 1990. I held on until antiretrovirals arrived in 1996, saving my life.

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🇧🇷 Renato Russo (March 27, 1960 – October 11, 1996) was a singer and songwriter who died of AIDS in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was 36 years old …

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— “John stopped going out due to the negative reaction of people to the Kaposi's sarcoma lesions. He felt ostracized by much of the community. We talked about going for a walk. I remember looking into the faces of the people we passed ...

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— Dursley McLinden (May 29, 1965 - August 7, 1995) was an actor who died of AIDS in London. He was 30 years old. Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Dursley moved to London when he was 16 to train at theatre school.… …

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Please HELP & RETWEET for @theaidsmemorial to reach our 10K followers goal ❤️🙏🏽😘

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— Vincent Hanley aka Fab Vinny (April 2, 1954 - April 18, 1987) was a radio DJ and television presenter who died of AIDS in Dublin, Ireland. He was 33 years old. Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Vincent was the… …

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— Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an Oscar winning lyricist, playwright and director who died of AIDS in Manhattan. He was 40 years old. ~ #theaidsmemorial

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— Tandi Andrews (December 22, 1964 – February 16, 1995) was an entertainer and performer who died of AIDS in Texas, aged 30. Tandi performed all over America & was title holder for pageants such as Miss Gay USA & Miss Continental USA …

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Al Parker (1952 – 1992) was a gay adult film performer, producer and director who died of AIDS in San Francisco. He was 40 years old. Born Andrew "Drew" Okun in Natick, Massachusetts, he… …

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Clair Harward (June 20, 1959 - March 16, 1986) was a young Mormon who died of AIDS — alone — at Saint Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden, Utah. He was only 26 years old …

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— “My uncle George Raftou (December 8, 1959 - January 5, 1999) was 39 years old when he was taken by AIDS. I will never forget that day as we said our goodbyes in disbelief and watched him taking his last breaths… …

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The men who wear white in this photograph are the surviving members of the original San Fransisco Gay Men’s Choir. The rest of the men represent those tragically lost to AIDS. #whatisrememberedlives #theaidsmemorial #aidsmemorial #neverforget #endaids

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— “Here is my beloved, Daedalus Brooks-Smith. May 22, 1963- February 14, 1988. Singer-Dancer-Actor-Shade Thrower. Was so out of it when he died, I never got around to making his quilt. Thank you for being a witness of the amazing beautiful lives we lost. 💛” by @NoOrdinaryLuv88

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Corwin Anthony Hawkins (1965 - August 5, 1994) was an actor died of AIDS in Dallas, Texas. He was 29 years old. #whatisrememberedlives

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— #GiaCarangi (January 29, 1960 – November 18, 1986) was a Supermodel during the late 1970s early ‘80s who died of AIDS age 26. Born in Philadelphia, Gia’s father was Italian and her… …

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— RIP Ashley Paugh, Raymond Green, Daniel Davis Aston, Derrick Rump and Kelly Loving 💔 and all victims of homophobia, transphobia and queerphobia MURDERED BY HATE 💔 #whatisrememberedlives

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got to see this last night live & it was beautiful & so touching 💔❤️🙏🏽

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About Last Night. London. Madonna. The Celebration Tour. Last date of the European Tour. ‘Live To Tell’. Heartbreaking and emotional tribute to those who lost their lives to AIDS. I cried. @Madonna @theaidsmemorial #Madonna #TheCelebrationTour #TheAIDSMemorial

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— John Curry (September 9, 1949 – April 15, 1994) was a figure skater who died of AIDS in Binton, Warwickshire. He was 44 years old. Prior to the 1976 World Championships, John was outed as gay by a German… …

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— Sylvester James, Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988) was a singer-songwriter who died of AIDS in San Francisco. He was 41 years old. In 1985, Sylvester's boyfriend, Rick Cranmer, discovered that he was… …

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— “My sister Sue died of AIDS on December 29, 1986, age 30. She was one of the first 10 per cent of women with AIDS. It was different times when our family did not ...

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— #Cazuza (April 4, 1958 – July 7, 1990) was a singer and songwriter who died of AIDS in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was 32 years old. Pictured here with is mother Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza was born in Rio de Janeiro as ...

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— John Steptoe (September 14, 1950 – August 28, 1989) was a writer and illustrator who died of AIDS in Manhattan. He was 38 years old. John wrote for and about African-American children, "allowing them to… …

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Marsha P. Johnson (1945 – 1992). Black. Trans. HIV Positive. Gay Rights AIDS Activist. Drag Queen. Sex Worker. SAINT! #blacktranslivesmatter #whatisrememberedlives

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We remember

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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” MLK

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Why does a Trans 🏳️‍⚧️ Flag in your Instagram Comments offend you so much @roisinmurphy to the extent you block @theaidsmemorial ???

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So happy to announce I’ll be on @BBCLater this Saturday night!! My band and I will be on top form, performing very special versions of two songs from my album, Hit Parade 😎🖤 Saturday 11th November, 9:55pm @BBCTwo / @BBCiPlayer

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— Arthur Russell (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992) was a cellist, composer, producer and singer who died of AIDS in Manhattan. He was 40 years old. Born and raised in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Russell moved to San Francisco… …

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Michael Sundin (March 1, 1961 – July 23, 1989) was an English television presenter, actor, dancer and trampolinist who died in Newcastle, England. He was 28 years old. The Times newspaper reported at the time that Sundin had died of liver cancer but ...

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— Rachel Humphreys was a trans woman and #LouReed ’s partner, in the mid-1970s, who died on January 30, 1990 at Saint Clare’s Hospital, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Although Saint… …

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Larry Kramer (June 25, 1935 - May 27, 2020) #RIP #whatisrememberedlives #theaidsmemorial

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What we are is free 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

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— Kenny Everett (December 25, 1944 – April 4, 1995) was a comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer who died of AIDS in London, England. He was 50 years old. Born in Seaforth, Lancashire, as Maurice James Christopher Cole, Everett was diagnosed ...

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"MY NAME IS DUANE KEARNS PURYEAR. I WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1964. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 AT 4:45 PM. I WAS 22 YEARS OLD. SOMETIMES, IT MAKES ME VERY SAD. I MADE THIS PANEL MYSELF. IF YOU ARE READING IT, I AM DEAD." @theaidsmemorial

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— “This is Brianah, my daughter, who born HIV positive (April 10, 1989 - January 12, 1994). I can't begin to tell you how much I loved her. Brianah was diagnosed 6 months after birth. She acquired a cold and it quickly turned into pneumonia.

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THE AIDS MEMORIAL

@theaidsmemorial

4 years

— Thank you @TheHollyJohnson for ALWAYS supporting @theaidsmemorial ❤️🙏🏽 📸 #barigoddard

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