On World AIDS Day, we remember...
The vibrancy of life — so much life — extinguished.
Death measured in the tens of millions worldwide.
A new disease, surging from the unknown, leaving unimaginable heartache in its wake.
We remember...
The stigma, the sadness, and the scapegoating.
The alienation, acrimony, and abandonment.
The pain and suffering, all too often, alone.
We remember...
The fear and the fearmongering.
The othering and oppression.
The stoking of hate when love was needed most.
We remember...
The silence of our leaders.
The courage of the activists.
The compassion of health care workers and the tenacity of scientists.
There are many alive today who are too young to remember. That AIDS is no longer a death sentence is a testimony to all who fought for life.
But we must always remember those who are not here, lives cut short, a generation of loss.
You are not forgotten. You are missed and loved. You are remembered.
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Amen. Thanks again Mr. Rather
Remembering courageous persons who needlessly died due to hate and indifference.