Tag: AIDS
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“Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS” by Martin Duberman
What a powerful book to read on World Aids Day. We’re nowhere near realizing the psychological devastation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Martin Duberman’s page-turning history, “Hold Tight Gently,” is a bright, blistering account of the on-going epidemic of ignorance around the virus. Duberman focuses on two visionary leaders who illustrate inequities in HIV/AIDS treatment across…