: Here’s the thing: “LGBT” is not a genre, but if you walk into any big chain bookstore, you’ll likely to find a “Gay and Lesbian” shelf in the literature section.…, Historian Joan Saab discusses how clever activists used masterpieces by artists like Michelangelo and Andy Warhol for advocacy. Why didn't they teach any of that in schools? [to his brother Ben] In 2014, Mr. Guingona read an article that said that our country had the highest increase of new AIDS cases in Asia. If we continue to ignore this problem, we, the audience, have blood on our hands. | But he doesn't believe me. By Jasmine Agnes T. Cruz Jay, former human and current whatever, meets a man named Ned Weeks… : Select this result to view Ned Weeks… He's fine. Ned Weeks He gets better. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO SAVE MY DYING FRIENDS! : : Yes, your boss hasn't said the word AIDS out loud. We prefer not to use negative terms. “It’s time to sound the alarm bells.”. What exactly does your title mean in terms of our plague? Instead of facing the actor she is talking to as she explains why her research deserves funding and support, she faces the audience, while the other actor is behind her. Oct. 2 to 11 Largely affecting the gay community, the was largely ignored by both politicians and the medical establishment because of the stigma against homosexuals. PEDANTIC CHARACTER Sounds like a plague to me. [after a pause] Scenes such as these are difficult. His name's Alan Turing and he cracked the Germans' Enigma code. If they did, maybe he wouldn't have killed himself and you wouldn't be so terrified of who you are. Ben Weeks “But then I realized that people like that actually get things done,” said Mr. Guingona. Mr. Green Beret, did you know that it was an openly gay Englishman who's responsible for winning World War II? Ned Weeks to help give you the best experience we can.