Remembering legendary AIDS activist Larry Kramer, who passed away at the age of 84.
Kramer, who died of pneumonia on Wednesday at age 84, was instrumental in campaigning for action amidst the AIDS crisis. He issued countless such clarion calls in his lifetime, from the days before the virus even had a name to the days its death toll stood at more than 32 million, as is the case at present.
Kramer was also a polarizing figure—which was often precisely how he managed to get so much accomplished. He co-founded the then top AIDS services provider Gay Men’s Health Crisis and the landmark protest group ACT UP. He ruthlessly urged gay men to act, from controversially criticizing “closeted gays” in his 1983 essay to yelling
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