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The Conservative Response to the AIDS Epidemic
18:29 - 22:43 (04:13)
The Reagan administration's response to the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s was defined by a lack of action driven by a conservative agenda that rejected government spending on issues affecting the LGBTQ community.
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The US Government's response to the AIDS epidemic during the 80s was marked by a contradictory stance.
18:29 - 20:45 (02:16)
AIDS epidemic
Summary
The US Government's response to the AIDS epidemic during the 80s was marked by a contradictory stance. While they refused to spend money on helping people with AIDS, they also refused to consider homosexuality in any way as a government.
ChapterThe Conservative Response to the AIDS Epidemic
EpisodePart Two: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The transcript describes how Jerry Falwell tried to restrict abortion by introducing the Human Life Bill in 1979 and supported a constitutional amendment for official school prayers in 1982.
20:45 - 22:43 (01:57)
Jerry Falwell
Summary
The transcript describes how Jerry Falwell tried to restrict abortion by introducing the Human Life Bill in 1979 and supported a constitutional amendment for official school prayers in 1982. Falwell's tactics set a tone for the abortion debate that is still prevalent today.