ACT UP t-shirt designed by Keith Haring, mid-1980s.

Hospital-gown costume with a pink star worn for a Guerrilla Theatre protest against the Berean League’s AIDS conference at the St. Paul Civic Center on November 7, 1987. Berean League members advocated for the quarantine of people with AIDS. Six protesters, wearing white face paint and carrying signs, wore the costumes while silently processing into the conference. The robe’s pink triangle and white stripes on blue fabric refer to the gay and Jewish prisoners of war forced by Nazis to wear similar shifts in concentration camps during World War II.

Rural AIDS Action Network (RAAN) button. RAAN was established 1992 with the mission of ensuring quality services and support for people affected by HIV/AIDS, especially in rural communities.

Bruce Brockway and his partner, Rene Valdes, in 1980. Used with the permission of Alan Lessik.

Bruce Brockway at Minnehaha Falls in 1980. Used with the permission of Alan Lessik.

Bruce Brockway at home in Minneapolis in 1981, the year he started noticing his AIDS symptoms. Used with the permission of Alan Lessik.

Brother Louis Blenkner, ca. 1986. Blenkner, a Benedictine monk from St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, opened Hennepin County’s first adult foster home (hospice) for people with HIV/AIDS in 1987. Used with the permission of St. John’s Abbey–Collegeville.

Bill Rowe, University of Minnesota anthropology professor and founder of Open Arms‒Minnesota. Used with the permission of Open Arms.

An Aliveness Project t-shirt design. Used with the permission of the Aliveness Project.

A brochure explaining the Aliveness Project’s therapy options, including massage and acupuncture, for people living with HIV/AIDS. Used with the permission of the Aliveness Project.