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Revisiting the gay dentist framed as an AIDS murderer: He “didn’t do it.”

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A Quilt for David, poet Steven Reigns revisits the case after months of research throughout Florida, where the story took place.

Reigns spoke to Acer’s family, friends, coworkers, and patients. What emerges is a stunning case of HIV stigma and the power it had to sway the public, our lawmakers, and even the purse strings of malpractice insurance companies, all of it told in a poetic literary format.Queerty contributor Mark S.

King spoke with author Steven Reigns about his remarkable piece of “investigative poetry” and the legacy of David J. Acer — and Kimberly Bergalis — then and now.

Their conversation has been gently edited for length and clarity.Mark S. King: This is a perfect topic for me. I like new ways to tell the stories about what.

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