Ace Robinson Ace Robinson | Positive Thoughts Next year, it will have been 40 years since the world became aware of AIDS and its ability to wreak havoc throughout humankind.
We learned quickly that HIV did not discriminate in how aggressively it would impact an individual. But shortly thereafter, we learned that HIV did discriminate in how aggressively it would impact a community.
In response to the AIDS crisis, storied advocates mobilized and created systems and structures to save their lives and the lives of those that they loved.
Then came the birth of HIV service organizations. Many of those organizations have undeniable legacies of serving people living with HIV at a time when countless clinicians refused to even touch them.