I agree about ACT-UP's effectiveness, but we might be living in a much different country had they been able to expand their movement into one for universal health care. Despite the development of treatment for HIV, 2,000 New Yorkers a year still die from AIDS, almost all of them poor people who don't have health insurance and only find out they're HIV-positive on the verge of dying.
That is extremely tough, to hang the fight for universal healthcare on ACT UP, but a perfect example of why they won. That said, they fought hard for accessible, affordable drugs for AIDS patients, especially in NYC, and that fight continues. I absolutely share your desire for universal healthcare, though. My two cents.
I agree about ACT-UP's effectiveness, but we might be living in a much different country had they been able to expand their movement into one for universal health care. Despite the development of treatment for HIV, 2,000 New Yorkers a year still die from AIDS, almost all of them poor people who don't have health insurance and only find out they're HIV-positive on the verge of dying.
That is extremely tough, to hang the fight for universal healthcare on ACT UP, but a perfect example of why they won. That said, they fought hard for accessible, affordable drugs for AIDS patients, especially in NYC, and that fight continues. I absolutely share your desire for universal healthcare, though. My two cents.