Chronicle Of A Plague, Revisited: AIDS And Its Aftermath - Plot & Excerpts
The book is addressed to two sorts of people: those with AIDS and those caring for people with AIDS. Since the line between these two categories is a thin and shifting one and merely the passage of time can put one on the other side of it, the book, like everything else about It, is something you grit your teeth to read, in order to prepare yourself for any new shocks. It would not be too much to suggest that much of a person’s reaction to the subject of AIDS is directly related to his chances of getting it himself. If the man beside you at the lunch counter as you sip your soup can say vigorously, emphatically, “They should put them on an island and let ’em all die,” that is because he has no fear of getting AIDS himself. The homosexual has no such option; he’s part of it. What part he may not know. What part he may not want to know. But AIDS is not the only thing spread by a virus. Six years ago the media were so silent on the subject, gay men could not get the New York Times to even mention the fund-raiser they held at Madison Square Garden to raise money for AIDS research.
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