We’re more than two years into this COVID-19 pandemic, and minority communities, including the LGBTQ+ community, have been disproportionately affected. For some gay men, the fear and response to this pandemic have been reminiscent of the early days of the AIDS crisis.

And let’s not forget that decades of HIV research conducted by the LGBTQ community and its allies paved the way for the COVID vaccine.

Additional Resources:

• A Timeline of HIV and AIDS
• Global HIV & AIDS Statistics — Fact Sheet
• George H. W. Bush's Presidency Erased People with AIDS. So Did the Tributes to Him
• How HIV Research Paved the Way for the Covid mRNA Vaccines
• LGBTQ People Face Higher Unemployment Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Survey Finds
• The Lives and Livelihoods of Many in the LGBTQ Community are at Risk Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

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