L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Treatment Action Campaign, Sex Tourism, Government Spending
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Hiv doesn"t cause the death, the depressed immune system does. Affecting certain populations, and those populations were stigmatized. Giving voice and power to stigmatized and marginalized populations. Demanding research because when hiv/aids came into the scene in the 80s, no one. Images of gay men advocating in the streets, protest and activism wanted to research it; slow response: president reagan dismissed it; not worthy of research; part of the fact that it affected certain stigmatized populations. Somewhat successful; funding shifted; part of it was the activism. If it weren"t for non-homosexual people that got hiv, then might not have gotten as far as they have today. Do something about it. geared towards condom use. Hiv signifies that materially and semiotically as a protection from a death sentence (the ads in the powerpoint) Ads came out by gay men and organizations. Condom is part of the tool kit.
