Action=Vie: A History of AIDS Activism and Gay Politics in France

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Act Up-Paris became one of the most notable protest groups in France in the mid-1990s. Founded in 1989, and following the New York model, it became a confrontational voice representing the interests of those affected by HIV through openly political activism. Action=Vie, the English-language translation of Christophe Broqua’s study of the grassroots activist branch, explains the reasons for the group’s success and sheds light on Act Up's defining features—such as its unique articulation between AIDS and gay activism. Featuring numerous accounts by witnesses and participants, Broqua traces the history of Act Up-Paris and shows how thousands of gay men and women confronted the AIDS epidemic by mobilizing with public actions. Act Up-Paris helped shape the social definition not only of HIV-positive persons but also of sexual minorities. Broqua analyzes the changes brought about by the group, from the emergence of new treatments for HIV infection to normalizing homosexuality and a controversy involving HIV-positive writers’ remarks about unprotected sex. This rousing history ends in the mid-2000s before marriage equality and antiretroviral treatments caused Act Up-Paris to decline.
Copyright:
2020

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ISBN-13:
9781439903223
Related ISBNs:
9781439903209
Publisher:
Temple University Press
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Temple University Press
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
David M. Halperin

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