band played politics people aids epidemic book san_francisco_chronicle journalist chronicles discovery spread human virus hiv acquired immune syndrome aids special emphasis government indifference political specifically united_states perceived specifically gay disease premise aids allowed happen aids caused biological agent incompetence initially affected aids allowed spread disease worse book extensive work investigative journalism written form encompassing time line events shaped epidemic presented matter fact describes impact politics involved battling disease particular individuals gay medical political communities begins discussion late 1970s confirmed case aids danish doctor working africa ends announcement actor dying aids international attention disease exploded critically acclaimed best seller called important books year release star coverage disease bitter politics gay community described motivation undertake writing book interview release saying good reporter story think reason gay happening people cared loved book later adapted hbo film tested hiv writing book died complications aids background decided write band played attending awards ceremony receive coverage aids described book television announcer gave address told joke hardest having aids trying convince wife responded joke saying says media dealt aids felt journalists group san_francisco aids jokes assume gay gay wouldn talk offense summed problem dealing aids media obviously reason covered aids start happened people publication book explained use title band played simply way saying business usual responded ordinary pace extraordinary situation summary focuses organizations communities hit hardest aids given task finding cause disease begging government money fund research provide social services people dying uses point view portray individuals thoughts feelings gay community aids united_states struck gay men drug users los_angeles new_york_city san_francisco unsafe sexual drug taking practices sources gay community tried remember time knew healthy celebration sailors came world new_york carried sexually transmitted diseases rare tropical marked difference cities arose phases consciousness gay community according characterized care free innocence preceding period gay men aware deadly infectious disease realization gay men knew friends infected aids syndrome media san_francisco particularly gay community politicians found new direction gay rights men came strange illnesses began tracing disease linked certain sexual practices recommendations stop having sex gay men avoid getting sick directive defied chief reason gay men migrated gay rights activists san_francisco fought years jones found fighting fronted battle city politicians deal disease affected undesirable population gay men gay men refused listen projections continued unsafe behavior new_york_city men like previously shown desire leadership forced bureaucratic forming raise money medical research provide social services scores gay men began getting sick describes desperate actions group recognition mayor assistance city provide social services education aids unsafe sex cities sizable gay communities instances responsible raising money research providing money subsequently social services dying high risk groups form aids coalition power act political activist organization forced government media pay attention aids formed created aids memorial largest folk art display world medical community doctors deal toll aids united_states like realize professional life courses dealing patient patient showed offices illnesses notably pneumonia caused death combination immune system information disease spread hospital staff reluctant handle aids patients reported medical personnel refused treat praised handling new disease tracked people sick linked people symptoms living different parts country criticized little specifically public health director refused aids emergency stated need gay community handling sufficiently time gay men getting sick doctors paris france receiving patients african lived africa symptoms americans researchers doctor began taking hiv infected discovered new scientific necessity compare american version hiv french doctors representing sent colleague working virus colleague switched samples reported instead comparing samples french samples found french sample putting new results aids research year ego pride according research battled funding credit medical discoveries come isolation hiv blood tests find hiv possible aids known gay disease particular difficulty doctors different medical professionals acknowledge aids transmitted people gay born drug mothers children adults later wives people received blood discovery aids nation blood supply subsequent lack response blood banking leadership occurred early aids testing approved blood bank industry leaders acknowledge hiv transmitted blood coverage revealed feeling blood bank industry leaders screening donors donors cost screening blood donations provided country year high feasible political governmental agencies agency responsible tracking reporting diseases faced governmental face mounting crisis reported forged ahead denied funding researching disease repeatedly expressed particular frustration describing instances fighting time attention paid aids issues officials like secretary assistant secretary spoke publicly epidemic calling number health priority extra funding given research pushed highly fraction spent similar public health problems comparisons government disparate reaction chicago murders recent emergence disease october seven people died laden new_york_times wrote page story scare day october produced stories issue law enforcement agents employees worked case disclosed spent million attempting uncover bottles october people reported having aids died new_york_times wrote stories stories aids page criminal act product disease public health emergency members died convention philadelphia spent death disease contrast spent person died aids accused ronald_reagan address aids american people calling behavior silence reagan called friend tell hudson death face increasing public anxiety reagan directed surgeon general provide report epidemic political conservative report clear causes aids people government stop including sex aids education provided people civic level closure gay san_francisco bitter political fight gay community activists pressure director educate people aids transmitted demanded close matter public health news media assigned aids time san_francisco_chronicle unique point repeatedly criticized news media ignoring medical crisis affect people drug noted newspapers print stories aids affected taking particular interest stories aids prostitutes aids reported wall_street_journal involved stories called aids gay plague homosexual disease articles pointed showing new populations like people received blood recounted irony reporter commenting little reported disease linking instances transmission non drug end extreme general aids exacerbated news media erroneously reported aids contracted household contact checking facts stories prompted mass united_states critical reception book commercial success contrary expectations remained weeks translated seven languages nominated national book award aids celebrity rolling_stone compared great american writers careers circumstances surrounding american revolution blitz vietnam war explains mainstream journalist sounded alarm caught dimensions aids tragedy focused attention government delay research funding institutional intrigue characterizes band played volume historiography aids content expanded law science reviews published literary sources legal medical journals literary literary reviews work generally positive reviewers commenting hypnotic thriller like qualities book investigative endeavors praised reviewers genuinely moved personal stories major players won book award earned 10th spot lesbian lives compiled topped list new classics 21st century band played years published remained fundamentally disappointed radical response aids crisis despite reaction book book review new_york_times commented detail work confusing told simultaneous making coherent notes neglected detail black hispanic drug users partners children gay men expressed doubts response government stemmed spread aids quickly implying los_angeles_times frustrated asking right questions fails probe broader questions stops far stop don ask like getting money drug aids multiple patients boston criticized book implications diagnosis hiv indicated death sure imminent editor advocate criticized touch contemporary style activism sexual overtones science law book standard lay press reviewing books subsequent medical crises including breast cancer chronic fatigue syndrome agent orange continued response aids academic scientific communities somewhat critical notes tendency assign blame writing requirement journalist certainly historian explain human society point fingers rolling_stone stating fused strong belief gathering factual information arguments way founders modern press exposed notion bankrupt ineffective lethal journal science praised efforts attention book brought aids criticized simplistic interpretation science ways research fostered accomplished furthermore believes gives appropriate weight issue attention disease remarks aids struck socially acceptable group people similar delays confusion slowed medical progress professor highlights greatest strengths band played pain courage individual confronted aids portrays human crisis believes blame criticized justified considers technique assigning point view weakness suggesting lines fact fiction narrative method question ask syndrome affects people race class sexual orientation focuses narrowly aids related homosexuality writers impressed book calling brilliant overview meanings aids epidemic quoted claiming ronald_reagan neglected mention aids publicly reagan briefly mentioned aids research questions answers news conference september patient zero book includes extensive discussion canadian flight attendant died labeled patient zero aids linked directly indirectly reported cases aids told ability continued unprotected sex book reviews concentrated material led assessment book discussion behavior reviewers interpreted naming patient zero mean brought aids north_america columbus aids review band played states picked disease europe sexual contact traveling airline employee privileges spread coast coast stated book instead writing actually person brought aids north_america remains question debate ultimately doubt played key role spreading new virus end united_states time titled review band played saga patient zero erroneously claim brought aids continent press release connection introduction aids title text book released story controversial subject canadian media claimed canadian press went crazy story canadians saw offense original study identifying index case completed called question moss wrote letter editor little evidence patient zero california stating lack personal responsibility science uses approach behavior example treatment science involved epidemic author suggests representation irresponsible nightmare offered colleagues order prove like horrified creatures years later 2000s shown tracing roots virus spread africa haiti mid 1960s sexually active working flight attendant publication writing book tested hiv insisted doctor tell results book finished affect integrity day sent final manuscript publisher learned hiv positive revealed received abuse articles wrote san_francisco_chronicle supporting band played saying common openly attended premiere based book mayor street theatre footage shot television reporter included film construction documentary controversial film editors removed footage showing milk following publication band played gay community writing book seen publicity declared promoting book australia aids western world aids diabetes reference africa noted point aids free world looking death rate scale holocaust gave interview noticed stellar aids reporters early years people best job reporters wanted cover aids male editors wouldn let tended women connection women allowed write epidemic media coverage vastly different died complications aids death said contribution crucial broke society denial absolutely critical communicating reality aids said single probably educate world aids single person film band played basis emmy winning hbo movie produced directed starred portrayed controversial viral researcher stars appeared supporting cameo roles agreed appear film union scale pay film released year prompted reviewer note triumph loss years epidemic begun works art necessary draw attention reviews film mixed claiming noble try failed comprehensive cover response aids band played received films time noted raising standards hbo produced films
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