Original Members Of ACT UP Educate Narrow-Minded Audience During Rarely-Seen Episode Of The Phil Donahue Show

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Original Members Of ACT UP Educate Narrow-Minded Audience During Rarely-Seen Episode Of The Phil Donahue Show

A rarely-seen episode of the Phil Donahue Show that features appearances by several of the the original members of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), one of the leading AIDS awareness and advocacy groups founded in the late 1980s, has been uploaded to YouTube.

The landmark episode, which first aired on February 13, 1990, during the height of the AIDS pandemic, features fascinating archival news footage as well as interviews with now legendary HIV/AIDS activists Larry Kramer, Mark Harrington, Peter Staley, Ann Northrop, and Robert Garcia. It gives a rare look at just how dire and politicized the issue of HIV/AIDS was at that time, and serves as an important reminder of how far we’ve come, but also how far we’ve yet to go.

Check out the full episode below.

H/t: Dave Evans

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