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Dan White is Released
Dan White is released with massive protect. Some were violent asking for his death. -
AIDS Blood Transfer Mass Accident
Transmitted blood that while caught and prevented in Stanford, has been revealed to be transfused in other recipients in other blood banks increasing their worry for the future business profits, and you know, maybe transfusing AIDS to a couple hundreds or thousands of patients. -
Bathhouses Debate
The bathhouses continues to be an area of debate. They are an area of freedom to the gay community, but they are also an area of disease spreading. Especially when AIDS victim actively ignore morals. -
Mystery Solved
Jean-Claude Chermann announces his researches to the conferences full of scientists stunning them as he has finally found the answer to the mystery. -
Death Toll
3,515 Americans have been diagnosed and 1,506 have died to AIDS. -
LAV Testing
The Center for Disease Control receives a LAV subject for testing, -
The LAV Push
75% of AIDS patients tested positive to having LAV. One nurse who had AIDS was the pushing force in proving the LAV being the cause of AIDS. -
Reality Hits
With the newspaper spreading the initiative to close down the bathhouses, the reality of the situation hits the gay community as the political fronts are closing in on them after the rising AIDS epidemic. -
Wavering Support
Support for the closing of the Bathhouses diminished after Merv Silverman displayed wavering resolve on the initiative. -
Big Delay
Silverman announces his delay of opinion on whether to close the bathhouse or not prolonging the anticipation of the fate of them. -
AIDS Labs
The CDC's project to form the AIDS labs displayed a clear need for more funding as they barely have enough to complete half of the project. -
The Traitor's List
“The traitor’s list” was published of those who actively signed their name to closed down the bath houses. Now that their names are out there, these signers became targets for the section of the gay community that wanted to keep the bathhouses afloat. -
AIDS Spoilers
Dr. Donald Abrams let it slip they discover the AIDS virus causing massive internal wars with the different science institution who were only loosely working together on this research as one unrightfully claim the other’s credit. -
Silvermann's Announcement
Dr. Silverman announces that while he won’t shut down the bathhouses, there will imposing regulations on high-risk sexual activity. -
NCI Stole the Glory
The official announcement of the discovery of the AIDS Virus with the NCI hogging all the credit with majority of it was the French that truly discovered it. This was a major stone in the ever growing pile of hatred between the two institutes. -
NCI versus CDC
With the fight for power between NCI and CDC for AIDS research, it was becoming highly political as both sides cared more so tampering with the other to insure they cannot get ahead than actually focusing on the research themselves. -
Proactive Over Reactive
For the first time, officials were planning for a problem before it happened with the conference held on the implication of the LAV antibody. While it may be a small step, it’s an important action in making progress toward AIDS prevention. -
Death of a Icon
Bobbi Campbell, the poster boy of AIDS, sadly dies to cryptosporidiosis. -
Force Closure of the Bathhouses
The order of the closure of 14 different bathhouses is announced, which 6 disobeying and still opened their door nonetheless. No matter how hard the science community tries to fight back against them to prevent the spread of AIDS, the gay community fights back for fear of losing their freedoms. -
Budget Increase
AIDS research gained a 93 million dollar budget by approval of house leaders. -
Reelection
Reagan gets reelected continuing the trend of silence from the White House with no additional support for AIDS victims, -
End of Bathhouses
With the ruling of the court, bathhouses were allowed to reopen if they hired moniters who would evict any particpant who is getting involved in unprotected sex, but it meant nothing as majority of them would long out of business with society no longer concerned about the issue. -
Resignation
Dr. Merv Silverman resigns from his position, -
The AIDS Hooker
The story broke of the working hooker, Silvanna Strangis, who was most likely an AIDS carrier. This became a serious threat as now heterosexuals safety was in danger as it could be passed on to them. Shows the biases in the news as while gays were dying by the hundreds, this female was enough to start a frenzy. -
False Negative Scare
With the newly created antibody screening test which did not have the highest accuracy rate, it was worrisome getting many false negatives and thus ruining the blood bank system. -
Operation AIDS Control
Don Francis’s “Operation AIDS Control” proposal was submitted while the AIDS caseload rises surpasses 8,000 in the nation. -
Cut in AIDS Funding
The release of 1986 fiscal budget was released with no increase in AIDS research but rather a 10% decrease. With the programs already struggling to keep up to date with the rising number of patients, not only did it signal that the government did not care for this issue, but also that more lives would be lost due to the lack of funding. -
Francis Gets Denied
Don Francis’s proposal on AIDS control was denied by the CDC for lack of funding which motivated Francis to leave Atlanta and head to California. -
Science Thief
With the research showing that LAV and HTLV-III were basically identical, suspicion and mistrust was directed on Dr. Gallo for stealing the credit from the French, but also now their virus. -
New York's Lackluster Action
New York AIDS policy under David Sencer at large tried their best to ignore the AIDS epidemic that faced their city to money and face. When California is doing so much to stop the disease, the city looks laughable just how willingly ignorant they are of the real threat of the issue. -
No Long-Term Plans
While the government discuss their current issue facing budgeting for the fight against AIDS, they reveal that they have yet to create any long term plans for the fight against AIDS. -
Last Straw
With Chermann’s announcement of HPA-23, patients who are desperate for any hope to survive rush to Paris for one last straw to grasp for. -
Antibody Tests are Out
The first AIDS antibody test to be publicly release were delivered to Irwin Memorial Blood Bank. Now it becomes a question of who will be the test subject as even this is highly political. -
Borchelt's Lawsuit
The Borchelt family prepares their lawsuit against the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank for negligence as they knew that AIDS could be transfused through blood and did nothing about it. -
The Bite of 85
With a person who claims to have AIDS bites a police officer, controversy arises. No one can force the biter to be tested for AIDS. This also started the discussion of AIDSpobia, assuming that catching AIDS is the worst thing that can happen to someone. -
Hong Kong Battle with AIDS
First death caused by AIDS mainland sparked mass panic in Hong Kong. Unfortunately homosexuality was illegal and as such very few people would come forward to receive help on the disease. -
Death of a Grandma
Frances Borchelt pass away. CDC announces that the number of AIDS cases has surpassed 11,000. -
Mother Teresa Comes to Visit
Mother Teresa goes to George Washington University Hospital to visit AIDS patients. -
Farewell Hudson
Rock Hudson makes his last public appearance at a promotional event for a new animal show. He was clearly weak and barely had enough strength to pull through, but he did nonetheless and his symptoms were exposed leading to the media coverage of his declining health. -
More Money!
After some “discovery” of some misallocated funds, AIDS budget for the next fiscal year is increased by 48%. -
Rock Hudson Gossip
The news is spread that Rock Hudson is in the hospital when diseases that are commonly linked to those of AIDS. Gossip begins around this celebrity as the talk around AIDS begins as now that a famous person have obtained AIDS, the threat is real. -
Fallen Idol
Even just the thought of Rock Hudson having AIDS sparked the nation into discussion. It also brought into question how did Hudson get the disease. While he was gay, it was not publically known. Which was fine as it could be used to push the narrative that AIDS isn’t just a gay disease. -
No One Is Safe
With one announcement, Rock Hudson who embodied the image of masculinity and invulnerability, was now a warning sign of AIDS as gay and near death. If AIDS can do this to a beloved celebrity, who is truly safe? -
China has AIDS Too!
China has their first AIDS death as the USA surpasses 6,000 deaths. -
Reagan's Silence
Ronald Reagan remains silent on the AIDS epidemic even after the request for him to make a stand. Not even Rock Hudson getting sick will get him to make a stance, with makes the tears creating only to be crocodile tears. -
Reagan's AIDS Legacy
As AIDS situation is wrapping up, it becomes clear in hindsight the lack of effort put forward by Reagan. It was at the announcement of the new testing policies that ignited the flame of protect with formed the next day outside the White House.
