In this episode, we review the events of the 1980s AIDS pandemic as we analyse how the mishandling, misinformation and lack of support led to the tragedy that the epidemic was, as well as fueled homophobia that continues to this day. As we identify how the media, governments and lack of sex education worsened the situation, we also look at how the queer community was disproportionately let down and impacted by the crisis, as it allowed for homophobic stigma and prejudice to flourish.