Out-FM: Larry Kramer Calls for Renewed Gay and AIDS Activism

[anonyarena]

QUOTE: "Allow the appointment of leaders & a chain-of-command to stay on top of things & keep some sort of order so we not only don't self-destruct as we seem to have more-or-less done, but also this time, as we didn't do before, institute ourselves for longevity." As an early ACT UP-NYer, I don't think activists are inclined to give-up their authority. We want to be our own leaders. Larry's suggestion of a trusted elite seems unrealistic. How could we get our gays of today to trust any leaders?

[QuanPete]

•Brother2Brother to you Larry,

Myself, Since 1984' w PCP, but survived.

XxPj

[troublewithmatty]

What a powerful speech. My mind doesn't know what to do with all this information. It sounds reasonable and true to my ear for certain.

[Donkamille]

his book "todays gays" is so important!

[kobidobidog]

Aids can be helped with out drugs just like the other problems that have been helped by upper cervical specific doctors that are found on upcspine . what these people can  proves that the medical profession is pulling the wool over a lot of peoples eyes.prove it to me that this is not the case.don't let a full spine manipulator work on you that practices cavitation. upper cervical specific only.I can tell you more.

[darthspeaks]

More righteous people die from obesity than AIDS. Cure obesity first then AIDS.

[a76mo]

Amen!! He is right! We need to be pissed and not complacent - we take for granted everyone who has died for what we now take for granted.

[MillerNY08]

One Voice...........Larry Kramers`. Started a voice resound throughout the nation.

[Sam4short]

You can bet your stuttering illiterate rap ass we`ll be there. You don`t have enough troubles? Now you want to start with Gays and Lesbians? You have been the most intolerant of your Gay and Lesbian Family Members. Which is why so many of them are dead. WE WILL NOT DIE FOR YOU.

[guarddog22]

I STILL want to know if Larry Kramer or the Queer Justice League will be in Brooklyn to protest the reggae Straight Pride march on August 31. The march will feature some of reggae's most homophobic singers. Or do they only protest in safe Manhattan like a bunch of wusses?

[sleekcartim]

THX larry! we will never forget! it simply isnt possible to forget if you were gay at that desperate time, glad to see this posted here, for the younger generations to know.

[rakugo2008]

good job, larry. your voice is being heard. ACT-UP have expedited monumental changes. voices heard are voices never silenced. fight back!

[LunaSeaSane]

Hehe,

The funny thing is the more you type, the more you prove my point. Which is ironic, since you'd be much better off promoting autism awareness than using crass bigotry to fight (of all things...!) bigotry. That's just not very intelligent.

I'm out of this dicussion. You see, I (whom by the way, you still haven't got a clue on) have a life and I don't plan on wasting it on dead end discussions.

Good luck to you in the future. You'll need it.

[CountGrok]

You clearly know nothing about the history of autism or the prejudice many autistic kids face. The fact you call someone who doesn't agree with you is raised to think like they are shows how stupid you are. A lot of kids break away from what their parents tell them because they think it is wrong. The whole good luck statement is just a cop out because you can't handle what anyone else says.

[LunaSeaSane]

You can say that untill you're blue in the face but luckilly, the world is wising up.

And I could go on and on, finding all the holes & inconsistencies in your speech but right now... I'm just glad I wasn't raised like you.

[Karellend]

Kramer is stupid. He is oblivious to see that heterosexuals who suffer from shyness, autisim, and asperger syndrome have a harder time gaining relationships, especially for males, and that people like them are usually bullied severely, not assisted by the government, or pegged as gay. I happen to be one of those people. If Kramer thinks all straight people are happy, he is living in a fantasy world.

[LunaSeaSane]

You know what it is?

The shy, the autistic and people with Asperger's syndrom are better percieved as "people with afflictions". People.

And for that reason, they weren't treated for most of their existence as:

- Symbols for evil;

- Worthy of no respect, false accusations, persecution, verbal abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse and also murder;

- Unworthy of care;

- Having no validation whatsoever.

And why? For being... "gay".

And Kramer is from that generation.

[denislane1]

AIDS is not God's judgment. All gay bashing hypocrites who call themselves Christians should read Philip Yancey's "What's So Amazing About Grace?" - And to all real followers of Jesus Christ go love your neighbors. - I John 4:7-8.

[LunaSeaSane]

If only all religious people were like you... we can always hope.

[QuanPete]

i/we love you larry for giving us act up, as part of A.U.-i still do what i can. having aids for 22 yrs. now,homebound.

where is the outrage? i'm sick but, still a fighter. i did get to senior bush as we both left a b.hills drs. office i shouted him down, he just looked shocked as his ss were upset that i got to that fucker!  youth- were the fuck are you?

a pissed off queer w/aids.quanpete