G1980

Gay men were not supposed to be tested for AIDS, at the time there was not a single treatment available. In fact, activists were urging people not to take it.

The only thing that could happen would be to be fired from your job or disowned by your colleagues, friends and family.

"A Waiting Game"

The United States was in the throes of panic. On television, politicians on both sides of the aisle seriously debated whether gay people should be quarantined.