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ACT UP protests in from of the FDA headquarters
Demonstrators from the organization ACT UP protest in front of the headquarters of the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA opened up access to experimental drugs soon after.
ACT UP protests on Wall Street
AIDS activist group ACT UP organized numerous protests on Wall Street in the 1980s. The group's tactics helped speed the process of finding an effective treatment for AIDS.
Program for "In This House: AIDS, Art and Activism in the Vogue Ball Scene" panel
In This House: AIDS, Art and Activism in the Vogue Ball Scene" panel
Luna Luis Ortiz, Kia Labeija, Elegance Bratton and Milton Garcia Ninja during the "In This House: AIDS, Art and Activism in the Vogue Ball Scene" panel
A showstopping ankh hairstyle being modelled at an Aids benefit in 1990
Judges at the Tanqueray Ball Aids Benefit, 1990.
Generous scoring by the judges at the Tanqueray Ball Aids Benefit, 1990. Those who walk the balls are judged on their outfits, poise, dances and attitude