Existing comment:
Uncovering AIDS:
In 1982, San Francisco Chronicle reporter Randy Shilts wrote about "baffling diseases hitting primarily gay men." His reports led to a best-seller about bungled government attempts to deal with the disease -- "And the Band Played On." Shilts, one of the first openly gay journalists at a major daily, was infected with HIV but told only friends. "I didn't want to end up being an activist," he said. "I wanted to keep on being a reporter." |