Community Stories: Seattle in the Age of AIDS

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• ST

  @stevendaniel8126 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m 72 years old. I lived through the whole thing. I know more dead people than live ones.<br>But I&apos;m still here........

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• RA

  @ramseyabdul1873 · 3 years ago

  Its like a boogyman, a demon, a monster was preying upon young men throughout the 80s... very scary. R.i.P to all of the victims.

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• PR

  @proudindian1902 · 4 years ago

  Just finished watching &apos;We Were Here&apos; documentary and I thought I had seen it all. I was wrong. Each documentary like this one is different, has a spirit of its own, sweeps one off their feet and is an absolutely humbling experience. More power and love to all who helped, provided and cared for Aids warriors (not victims) and gave them dignity....both in life and death!

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• JW

  @jwalt8019 · 5 months ago

  This era really showed some of the worst of humanity yet showed the absolute beauty of it as well.

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• PA

  @patwats8860 · 4 years ago

  Even though we have come a long way, &nbsp;I still cannot read and remember without feeling the tears in my chest. &nbsp;We lost so many beloveds.

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• OL

  @OlieTheobald · 4 years ago

  There was a lot of beauty that shone through these tragedies

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• YE

  @yendang5403 · 4 years ago

  I think the biggest fear for most gay men is who will take care of them when they become sick. &nbsp;Back then most gay men don&apos;t have family members to take care of them when they have AIDS. &nbsp;The lucky few have close friends who &nbsp;took care of them, but many don&apos;t. &nbsp;The thought of growing old and alone as a gay person is extremely scary!

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• LN

  @lnteIIigence · 1 month ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sddCq8eUtk&amp;t=306">5:06</a> Dr. Henry Kuharic just recently passed away, in April 2026! RIP❤

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• OL

  @Old-USRefugee · 2 years ago (edited)

  I was a member of TCSB for four years from 1984 until 1988. &nbsp;My first job was to move guys and their belongings into the Morrison Hotel, which was then Seattles housing for people with AIDS. &nbsp;It was a very sad job, as I knew it was the last time I would see most of the. &nbsp;Then later I became a Chicken Soup Buddy. &nbsp;That was the real breaker. &nbsp;In 1988 I had finally burned out. &nbsp;I could never quite deal with the fact that I never became HIV positive. What I find unfortunate today, is the founder of the Chicken Soup Brigade, is never mentioned. &nbsp;He was an older man, named Bob. &nbsp;I unfortunately can&apos;t remember his last name. &nbsp;If it were not for him, the Chicken Soup Brigade, would not have happened!

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• JO

  @josephgittamusisi4226 · 5 years ago

  I wish the youths watch this video coz it&apos;s high time people become cautious again about the disease.

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• DU

  @duartejose93 · 4 years ago

  God bled the caregivers

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• GE

  @geoffdb9638 · 5 years ago

  When news reports first aired in 1981 I remember being so confident that our government would quickly find a vaccine/cure and we would bid farewell that this terrible disease. &nbsp;Then, the reports began to grow widespread and globally...then we knew that it was much worse. &nbsp;My God...this has hurt our whole country. &nbsp;I am African-American Christian Democrat and I have so much love for gay people. &nbsp;The Bible does not teach us to hate people and we do live in a free democracy. &nbsp;The words are respect, compassion and understanding...the main word is love.

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