Randy Shilts answers these questions in a masterpiece of investigative reporting - a brilliant expose of the federal government putting budget ahead of the nation's welfare, health authorities placing political expediency before public health, and scientists more concerned with international prestige than with saving lives. On rare occasions a book comes along that not only reports on an important issue of the times, but also becomes the foundation for all the ongoing debate on the subject. And the Band Played On has had that kind of impact on shaping America's response to the AIDS epidemic. The story told here forces us to rethink many of our common assumptions about how the society we live in works and doesn't work. Now, with a new chapter on the most recent developments in the battle against AIDS, And the Band Played On continues its pre-eminent role in changing public opinion and lives.

And the Band Played on

Politics & Social Sciences

Randy Shilts

Social Sciences

(London), Penguin, (1988). Rep

The Mayor of Castro Street is Shilts's acclaimed story of Harvey Milk, the man whose personal life, public career, and tragic assassination mirrored the dramatic and unprecedented emergence of the gay community in America during the 1970s.Known as "The Mayor of Castro Street" even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk's personal and political life is a story full of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassinations at City Hall, massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice, and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope.The Mayor of Castro Street is a story of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassination in City Hall and massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope.Harvey Milk has been the subject of numerous books and movies, including the Academy Award–winning 1984 documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk.  His life is also the basis of a 2008 major motion picture, Milk, starring Sean Penn.

'MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET, THE: LIFE AND TIMES OF HARVEY MILK'

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Penguin

And The Band Played On - Politics, People, And The Aids Epidemic

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

St.Martin's Press

And the Band Played on: Politics, People, And the AIDS Epidemic

In 1981, the year when AIDS came to international attention, Randy Shilts was employed by the San Francisco Chronicle as the first openly gay journalist dealing with gay issues. He quickly devoted himself to reporting on the developing epidemic, trying to understand the cultural, medical and political impact of the disease on the gay community and United States society as a whole.Extensively researched, weaving together personal stories with political and social reporting, And the Band Played On is a masterpiece of investigative reporting that led to Randy Shilts being described as "the pre-eminent chronicler of gay life" by The New York Times. Shilts exposed why AIDS was allowed to spread - while the medical and political authorities ignored (and even denied) the threat. It was awarded the Stonewall Book Award, became an international bestseller translated into 7 languages, and was made into a major movie in 1993 starring Richard Gere and Sir Ian McKellen.And the Band Played On is one of the great works of contemporary journalism, and provides the foundation for the continuing debate about the greatest medical epidemic faced in our time.

And the Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Souvenir Press

An oversized retrospective of news items, essays, interviews, and more than one thousand photographs and illustrations reflects a quarter-century of rebellion and reform in the gay and lesbian movement. $50,000 ad/promo.

Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement (Stonewall Inn Editions)

Self-Help

Mark-Thompson

St Martins Pr

News stories, essays, cartoons, interviews, and more than one thousand photographs, all culled from the pages of the leading homosexual publication, chronicle the gay rights movement over the past twenty-five years. Reprint.

Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement

And the Band Played on : Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic

And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS epidemic

And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic

Simon & Schuster Audio

An investigation of the situation of lesbians &amp; gays in the military over the past three decades, revealing for the first time that some of the most celebrated soldiers in American history were homosexual. Five years of interviews with nearly 1,100 gay service people have uncovered stories of heroism, persecution, &amp; increasing resistance while documenting the creation of a vast gay subculture within the armed forces. With thousand of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, Shilts offers the first in-depth look at the fierce purges of gays in the military over the past 30 years. Best seller!

Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military - Vietnam to the Persian Gulf

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Teen & Young Adult

Bt Bound

Known as The Mayor of Castro Street even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk's personal life, public career, and final assassination reflect the dramatic emergence of the gay community as a political power in America. It is a story full of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassinations at City Hall, massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice, and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope. Harvey Milk has been the subject of numerous books and movies, including the Academy Award-winning 1984 documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk. His life is also the basis of a 2008 major motion picture Milk, starring Sean Penn. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Randy Shilts' book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview added to your library. James Atlas interviews Larry Kramer about the life and work of Randy Shilts.

Mayor of Castro Street, The

Historical

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

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