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The acclaimed HBO Max seri, featurg a largely LGBTQ st, tells the story of a group of gay men and their iends London the early 1980s at the begng of the HIV/AIDS crisis, shg a light on a dark chapter that&#039;s been fadg om memory.

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'IT'S A S' BRGS A LOST GENERATN OF GAY MEN TO LIFE

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" Davi the show's wrer and producer, Davi didn't only want to explore the impact of a once-myster and adly disease had on a generatn of gay men, but also the shame that surround . "Based loosely on the people his own life, Davi imaged a group of gay men and their clost iends livg reee days and nights London as the epimic starts spreadg across the world 1981. A scene om the Brish TV seri "It's a S, " about gay men London at the begng of the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Davi remds , people simply had no ia: "Bee sounds so credible: A disease that affects only gay men? Only gay men who are havg sex? Harris, who me out as gay 2006, acts alongsi a largely LGBTQ st.

Tyab asked Davi, "All the gay characters are portrayed by gay actors.

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A new Brish TV drama looks at the liv of gay men London at the very start of the AIDS crisis — back when no one wanted to stop the party, and no one thought the vis uld touch them. * gay series about aids *

So, why not st the gay person? Still, the emotnal glue that holds the iendships of the gay leads together is a straight character lled Jill, portrayed by London-born actor Lydia Wt.

"So, terms of the thgs that I love, there's gay men and Dr.

Gay and bisexual men are more severely affected by HIV than any other group the Uned Stat (US). * gay series about aids *

Even as mors of a "gay ncer" or "gay plague" blow to London om New York, the dancg ntu... I secretly bought as a ltle stunt, secretly buyg his gay magaze, all kd of ashamed and exced all at once, like you do, " Davi said.

Wh It's a S, Davi ptur the tragic irony of an era where gay men were jt startg to enjoy some amount of eedom after hard-fought battl for liberatn, only to be ravaged by an unseen viral predator. HIV/AIDS is far om jt a gay man's disease, but as s first victims — predomantly gay men — started fillg up ICUs and mu, a backlash agast them ensued.

TV drama It’s a S looked back at a dark era for the gay muny. Here, some of those who remember tell of the real-life agony – and the hope * gay series about aids *

Olly Alexanr, who's 30, has been open about beg a victim of anti-gay bullyg growg up, says his school experience was fely fluenced by that backlash.

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