A visitor entry in a comment book at "AIDS: The First 5 Years' exhibit @New-York Historical Society"

[Are_grits_groceries]

@frankrichny:
Visitor comment book at 'AIDS: The First 5 Years' exhibit @New-York Historical Society

It was a horrible time if you were in an area in the middle of it.
An unending time of fear, anger, and grief.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Hard to believe that some people lived thru it.

Those mid-late eighties were a crucible... around here, anyway.

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. I was in DC. Horrible.......nt

[chervilant]

3. An unending time

of hate and homophobia...

Those scars are still with us.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. No one who was not there gets it at all.

Everyone lost. Lost Everyone.
The others just don't care. That defines them.
Never ever forget any of it. Ever.

[Mojorabbit]

5. I was working as a nurse and caring for

people before we knew what it was and then long after. It was a terrible time. There was a lot of death.