In 1983, AIDS hysteria was sweeping the country. This is the story of how a Denver conference empowered a generation—and helped shape a new era of advocacy.
Photograph by Suzanne Vlamis, AP PhotoForty years ago, as the AIDS crisis began to accelerate, a group of activists aimed to remove the stigma of the illness and asserted healthcare as a human right. Their manifesto, known as The Denver Principles, sought to remove labels such as “victims” and instead adopt a new term—“people with AIDS.”
The manifesto, once described by an activist as the “Magna Carta of AIDS activism” will be commemorated at events this month, but health advocates say that even with progress there is still much to be done to recognize The Denver Principles and improve healthcare for those most impacted by HIV and other infection-associated illnesses.
Read the full story at National Geographic.
Source : National Geographic
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