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When protesters confronted Arsenio Hall about gay representation on his show, his fiery response revealed a painful truth about the AIDS era. Decades later, his reasoning shows he was protecting friends who couldn't safely come out.
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When celebrity makeup artist Way Bandy died from AIDS in 1986, he made an extraordinary choice that challenged the silence around the disease. His final act of courage helped change how America talked about the crisis.
Alice Austen documented Victorian women laughing, loving, and living freely in a society that demanded restraint. Her 7,000 photographs reveal a hidden world that feels surprisingly modern, including her own 55-year relationship with another woman.