Emergence of the AIDS crisis (jan 1, 1981 – jan 1, 1989)
Description:
Cause:1. fear of HIV/AIDS spread
2. discrimination against people living with AIDS
3. torn between sympathy and fear
Effect:
1. epidemic among homosexual men
2. Activists responded by creating care and education centers, and by calling for increased government funding to help in the crisis
3. AIDS deaths increased throughout the decade
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1981
jan 1, 1989
~ 8 years