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AIDS Activist - Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community (Unabridged) by Ann Silversides

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AIDS Activist - Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community (Unabridged)

Author
Ann Silversides
Narrator
Rosyln Herst
Publisher
Between the Lines
Publish Date
15 December 2021
Run Time
10 hours 44 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases, Public health and preventive medicine
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Michael Lynch, the central figure of this book, was a long-time gay activist and a dynamic force in organizing an early response to the AIDS epidemic. Lynch's prescient articles in The Body Politic spoke to the gay communities of Toronto, New York, and San Francisco. His organizing efforts meant change and hope. AIDS Activist is a crisp and passionate introduction to a wide range of issues. Focusing on personal stories Silversides furnishes a snap-shot history of how the AIDS crisis unfolded and some of the heroic responses to it. Her emphasis on the politics of the gay community response makes this book unique.

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Author
Ann Silversides
Narrator
Rosyln Herst
Duration
10 hours 44 minutes
Release Date
15 December 2021
ISBN
9781771136044
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Between the Lines
Genre
Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases, Public health and preventive medicine

Synopsis

Michael Lynch, the central figure of this book, was a long-time gay activist and a dynamic force in organizing an early response to the AIDS epidemic. Lynch's prescient articles in The Body Politic spoke to the gay communities of Toronto, New York, and San Francisco. His organizing efforts meant change and hope. AIDS Activist is a crisp and passionate introduction to a wide range of issues. Focusing on personal stories Silversides furnishes a snap-shot history of how the AIDS crisis unfolded and some of the heroic responses to it. Her emphasis on the politics of the gay community response makes this book unique.

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