Resurrection

Daryl Allen always wanted to be a playwright, but before his art found success, his life was cut short by HIV. Before he dies, he leaves one of his scripts with an ex-boyfriend, asking his ex to do something with the play. 25 years later, the script is given to Dane Stewart, a playwright living in Montreal, and he falls down the rabbit hole. 

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Daryl and Dan were in love, until something happened that changed everything. This is the story of the evolution of Daryl and Dan's relationship; a queer love story set against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis.

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On July 3, 1981, the New York Times publishes an article titled "Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals." This article is the first mention of AIDS in a mainstream media outlet and marks a turning point in queer history. But, the article could have been published much earlier.

This is the story of Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a physician in New York's West Village, and his early push to get the medical establishment to act quickly on a new...

Michael Callen moved to New York in the late 1970s to become a singer. A few years later, Mike ended up becoming one of the most impactful early AIDS activists. Among his accomplishments, Mike co-authored a document that saved many lives and forever changed the way we have sex. This is his story.

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Larry Kramer could be an asshole. But, he was also a gargantuan figure in AIDS history who could make things happen when it seemed like no one else could. This is the story of the man behind the acclaimed play, The Normal Heart, and his tumultuous relationship with New York City's gay community.

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Part two of Michael Callen's story. In 1982, Michael Callen and Richard Berkowitz are eviscerated by New York City's gay community after they publish an article advocating for the end of promiscuity. The pair of writers don't give up, though, and what they do next saves many lives and forever changes the way we have sex.

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We're taking a detour from our usual history to talk HIV 101. What is HIV? How does it work? And what strategies for treatment and prevention exist today? We're joined by Crystal Harrison from AIDS Community Care Montreal (ACCM) who takes us through the fundamentals of understanding HIV/AIDS today.

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"I'm Bobbi Campbell, and I have 'gay cancer'." These words were printed in the San Francisco Sentinel in 1981. Bobbi Campbell was the first person in San Francisco to come out publicly with his 'gay cancer' diagnosis. He spearheaded a self-empowerment movement for people with AIDS, changing the healthcare system. This is his story.

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The story of President Ronald Reagan's failure to adequately respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s. In the first part of this two-part series we cover Reagan's rise to the presidency, first term in office, and his initial response to a new mysterious illness.

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The story of President Ronald Reagan's failure to adequately respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s. In the second part of this two-part story, we dive into Reagan's second term in office. We discuss Rock Hudson, the Koop Report, the Helms Amendment, the President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic, and more.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci oversaw the U.S. response to COVID-19; decades earlier he oversaw the HIV/AIDS crisis. In the early years of HIV/AIDS there was a drug that could have saved thousands of lives... but Fauci didn't approve its use nor did he lead a study to test its efficacy. Why not?

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