Today Dr. Fci is well known as a tsted scientist who is tryg to gui the untry through a panmic. Gay men and lbians who were volved fightg the AIDS epimic knew Dr. Fci as a more plex figure their stggle wh the head of the NIAID.
Contents:
- DR. FCI TALKS ABOUT HIS VISS TO GAY BARS & BATHHO (FOR SCIENTIFIC REASONS)
- DR. ANTHONY FCI AND THE GAY COMMUNY: THEN AND NOW
- DR. ANTHONY FCI TALKS GAY BATHHO WH TERRY GROSS
- NEW STUDY: DR. FCI WANTS TO TURN YOU GAY
DR. FCI TALKS ABOUT HIS VISS TO GAY BARS & BATHHO (FOR SCIENTIFIC REASONS)
He’s talked about the parisons and ntrasts between both AIDS and COVID-19 before, but now he’s revealed that he had to vis gay bars and bathho at the height of the HIV/AIDS epimic to see how was cimatg the LGBTQ muny.
“We were seeg the large numbers of mostly gay men who were formerly otherwise well, who were beg vastated by this terrible, myster disease. And was so ncentrated the gay muny that I really wanted to get a feel for what was gog on there that would lead to this explosn of a sexually transmted disease.
’ And the same thg gog to the gay bars and seeg what was gog on, and gave me a great sight to the explosivens of the outbreak of the sexually transmted disease. “Reagan was supported by the relig right that had a very anti-gay agenda, ” Gross noted, “and that was kd of very central to their polil agenda. Gay men and lbians who were volved fightg a past epimic (later a panmic) knew Dr.
DR. ANTHONY FCI AND THE GAY COMMUNY: THEN AND NOW
June 5, 1981 he received a Centers For Disease Control (CDC) Morbidy and Mortaly Weekly Report that listed five gay men Los Angel who were generally healthy, but died of a strange pnmonia only prevly seen some ncer patients. They ma activism a val part of the gay movement turng anger and fear to actn.
There also is agreement that he was never homophobic like the majory of the medil tablishment at this time. “This has happened before when there was credible stigma agast the Gay Communy.
DR. ANTHONY FCI TALKS GAY BATHHO WH TERRY GROSS
And the Gay Communy rpond wh the most credible urage, strength, and activism.
NEW STUDY: DR. FCI WANTS TO TURN YOU GAY
He has pared same sex marriage to polygamy and ct and opposed a bill banng anti-gay nversn therapy.