Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Week 5 Discussion Questions - Ikuo Yui

 Three AIDS, Women of Color Feminisms, Queer and Trans of Color Critiques, and the Crises of Knowledge Production

  • In this article, the connections between AIDS, misinformation, and people of color, queer, and trans individuals in these communities have been subjected to violence and oppression related to AIDS. With these communities being underrepresented and not being presented at all, they decided to organize protests and demonstrate more excellent representation and inclusion in conferences addressing AIDS. 


  • How have social movements led by people of color, queer, and trans individuals challenged the dominant narrative and power structures that perpeturate misinformation surrounding AIDS?


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  • As this article focuses on the political and social response towards the AIDs situation in San Francisco from 1983 to 1991, it talks about the strategies and protests that activists do to push for greater awareness for faster, flexible, and effective AIDS research and treatment. For example, they made effort to show more demand for condoms for gay people, creating posters and pamphlets that feature Black and Latino modes, protesting to challenge the AIDS research they faced through discrimination, etc. 


  • What role did advocay groups and community-based organizations play in addressing the needs of minority communities affected by the AIDS epidemic?

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