Culture & Society

Australian TV campaign

The controversial ‘Grim Reaper’ TV campaign launches in Australia.

San Francisco epidemic

In San Francisco, USA, the proportion of gay men living with HIV rockets.

Stigmatising the 4 H’s

The USA Centers for Disease Control causes controversy after defining the main groups at-risk of HIV.

Mainstream press coverage

New York Times publishes first mainstream press article on HIV.

Charlie Sheen

American actor Charlie Sheen announces he is living with HIV.

Mmabatho’s story, South Africa

“I never experienced stigma from him. He was always there, until today.”

Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“A tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, and that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems.”
The AIDS epidemic as described by Pope Benedict XVI on his first visit to Africa

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