#273 What AIDs Activism Can Teach Us About Today’s Protests Ft. Eric Sawyer

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4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In the third episode of the Betches Sup series “Queerantine History,” Bryan is joined by Chris Burns (aka Fat Carrie Bradshaw) to interview Eric Sawyer, long term AIDs activist & one of the founding members of ACT UP, co-founder of Housing Works, and formerly of the United Nations AIDs program. They discuss the beginning of the AIDs epidemic, how both the community and the government’s response has changed over time, what early Pride celebrations looked like. Plus, they discuss the similarities and differences of the ACT UP protests and the current Black Lives Matter movement. Bryan and Chris will be hosting a live Pride variety show on Monday, June 29th at 8PM ET! Get your tickets now at: betches.co/pride Feals: Become a member today by going to Feals.com/sup and you’ll get 50% off your first order with free shipping RoboKiller: Stop spam calls 2020. Head to robokiller.com/sup on your mobile device now to download the app and get RoboKiller free for 7 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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