Thursday, April 8, 2010

RYAN WHITE


The HIV/AIDS activist passed away on this day in 1990 at the age of 18.

2 comments:

  1. what a brave young man ryan was
    and bless his mom for all she continues to do in the hiv community

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  2. He was a hemophiliac who contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion and was considered by the right to be an "innocent" victim - and he and his family constantly rejected that identity publicly. They rocked! A lot of folks get meds and labs through The Ryan White act, which was set to expire in 2009 but was given an extension by Obama. Just thought I'd share all that for the uninformed.

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