Sports and Culture

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Fear, bigotry and misinformation – this reminds me of the 1980s Aids pandemic

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I am a gay man who lived through the Aids pandemic, so many people have asked me to compare that crisis with the one we now face. The main difference between the two is that Aids at first appeared to afflict specific populations, while coronavirus is an equal opportunity malady.

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OutRight Action International Launches OutRight TV to Share LGBTIQ People’s Stories Amid a Global Pandemic

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OutRight Action International announces the launch of a new initiative - OutRight TV - a video and podcast series bringing to light stories of LGBTIQ people and allies from across the globe, and how they are coping in light of the growing COVID-19 pandemic.

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South Africa: Professor Gita Ramjee, world-renowned HIV scientist, dies of Covid-19 complications

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Professor Gita Ramjee, who recently returned from a trip to London, had been admitted to hospital with pneumonia. She was Chief Scientific Officer at the Aurum Institute and former chief specialist scientist and director of the South African Medical Research Council’s (SAMRC) HIV Prevention Research Unit.  She died in an Umhlanga hospital on Tuesday from Covid-19 related complications.

US: Terrence McNally, celebrated playwright who chronicled gay lives, dies at 81 from coronavirus

Terrence McNally, a prolific, much-honored playwright who rose to the forefront of American theater with a humane and lyrical style in works such as “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class,” died March 24 at a hospital in Sarasota, Fla. He was 81.