Here here…my heart breaks for every live lost to the plague. And for every missed opportunity world “leaders” missed to help save lives. All because they were too hateful and homophobic to do their jobs. Reagan wouldn’t say shit about it, if memory serves, until after Rock Hudson—who he and Nancy knew personally—died. I’m guessing Thatcher was similar. Only Princess Di seemed to get it. Again, if my memory serves.
Barbara Bush placed a candle (and lighted it) in each one of the residence windows in the executive mansion when the quilt was laid out in D.C. It was pretty brave considering she was part of the country-club, petroleum, Republican set. It was more than Nancy Reagan ever did, or Hillary as I recall. (I might stand to be corrected.)
Barbara Bush you have right. NANCY said nice things about Hudson after death, but Ronnie still NEVER said the word. When the Quilt came to DC, both Hillary & Tipper Gore did a long visit on the Mall (same trip that Bush lit candles). They were the 1st national political figures to acknowledge what was happening. Bush later became a steadfast supporter of the (what was then called) Walt Whitman Clinic -- the gay health collective in DC. She & Elizabeth Taylor tripled its size & reach. It took their work & almost a decade before health efforts focused on WHO needed it most -- African-American males.
♥️♥️♥️ to all our brothers and sisters that we have lost along the way be they gay or straight famous or not, everyone just a human being ♥️♥️♥️ DougT
Here here…my heart breaks for every live lost to the plague. And for every missed opportunity world “leaders” missed to help save lives. All because they were too hateful and homophobic to do their jobs. Reagan wouldn’t say shit about it, if memory serves, until after Rock Hudson—who he and Nancy knew personally—died. I’m guessing Thatcher was similar. Only Princess Di seemed to get it. Again, if my memory serves.
Barbara Bush placed a candle (and lighted it) in each one of the residence windows in the executive mansion when the quilt was laid out in D.C. It was pretty brave considering she was part of the country-club, petroleum, Republican set. It was more than Nancy Reagan ever did, or Hillary as I recall. (I might stand to be corrected.)
Barbara Bush you have right. NANCY said nice things about Hudson after death, but Ronnie still NEVER said the word. When the Quilt came to DC, both Hillary & Tipper Gore did a long visit on the Mall (same trip that Bush lit candles). They were the 1st national political figures to acknowledge what was happening. Bush later became a steadfast supporter of the (what was then called) Walt Whitman Clinic -- the gay health collective in DC. She & Elizabeth Taylor tripled its size & reach. It took their work & almost a decade before health efforts focused on WHO needed it most -- African-American males.