This is the Chicago's first public park to memorialize the early days of Chicago's HIV epidemic.
They are calling it a"park with purpose". On Thursday, Illinois leaders gathered in lake view to cut the ribbon on the long-awaited"AIDS Garden Chicago".
City officials are unveiling the new AIDS Garden Chicago in a few hours. CBS 2’s Marissa Parra is live in Lakeview East. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-unveiling-aids-garden-in-lakeview-east/It's a celebration of how far we've come to who all spoke to the duality of what this garden really means.
This is meant to be a place of healing. There were performances by the Chicago's Gay Men's Chorus as they opened the day with a number from the musical"RENT". We heard about the scars left behind from the height of the pandemic, decades ago when there was such a stigma that came with HIV/AIDS — this was a time people were losing jobs, health insurance, friends, and support -- all for being HIV positive
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