in 1985 Rock Hudson Hollywood heartthrob becomes the face of
Hollywood heartthrob becomes the face of
Hollywood heartthrob becomes the face of AIDS and overnight the epidemic is no
AIDS and overnight the epidemic is no
AIDS and overnight the epidemic is no longer anonymous I was on the set of The
longer anonymous I was on the set of The
longer anonymous I was on the set of The Breakfast Club when I heard about Rock
Breakfast Club when I heard about Rock
Breakfast Club when I heard about Rock Hudson and to me that sort of changed
Hudson and to me that sort of changed
Hudson and to me that sort of changed everything it kind of finally hit home
everything it kind of finally hit home
everything it kind of finally hit home for the country one of the American
for the country one of the American
for the country one of the American Idols was sick and it was AIDS and then
Idols was sick and it was AIDS and then
Idols was sick and it was AIDS and then two months later he was gone the country
two months later he was gone the country
two months later he was gone the country went into Ana bola like panic the fear
went into Ana bola like panic the fear
went into Ana bola like panic the fear of catching aids is spreading as quickly
of catching aids is spreading as quickly
of catching aids is spreading as quickly as the virus people are scared to
as the virus people are scared to
as the virus people are scared to interact people scared to be in the same
interact people scared to be in the same
interact people scared to be in the same room in San Francisco police and firemen
room in San Francisco police and firemen
room in San Francisco police and firemen were issued masks to wear in case they
were issued masks to wear in case they
were issued masks to wear in case they have to resuscitate AIDS victims it was
have to resuscitate AIDS victims it was
have to resuscitate AIDS victims it was terrifying I lived in San Francisco I
terrifying I lived in San Francisco I
terrifying I lived in San Francisco I had a lot of friends affected by it a
had a lot of friends affected by it a
had a lot of friends affected by it a lot of friends died by 1985 1 to 2
lot of friends died by 1985 1 to 2
lot of friends died by 1985 1 to 2 million Americans are carriers but show
million Americans are carriers but show
million Americans are carriers but show no symptoms to make matters worse the
no symptoms to make matters worse the
no symptoms to make matters worse the government doesn’t seem to be doing much
government doesn’t seem to be doing much
government doesn’t seem to be doing much to help find a cure I came here today in
to help find a cure I came here today in
to help find a cure I came here today in the hope that my epitaph would that read
the hope that my epitaph would that read
the hope that my epitaph would that read that I died of red tape
but there’s no delay at school
but there’s no delay at school Generation X learns a frightening new
Generation X learns a frightening new
Generation X learns a frightening new lesson I was terrified of sex we were
lesson I was terrified of sex we were
lesson I was terrified of sex we were having constant assemblies at school
having constant assemblies at school
having constant assemblies at school like basically you’re going to die if
like basically you’re going to die if
like basically you’re going to die if you have sex the AIDS crisis made you
you have sex the AIDS crisis made you
you have sex the AIDS crisis made you feel like basically to get AIDS at any
feel like basically to get AIDS at any
feel like basically to get AIDS at any moment it influenced every relationship
moment it influenced every relationship
moment it influenced every relationship sex equals death
sex equals death
sex equals death I mean every English major knows that
I mean every English major knows that
I mean every English major knows that right I mean symbolically but this time
right I mean symbolically but this time
right I mean symbolically but this time it was the truth
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