How a group of lesbians rallied together during the AIDS crisis

Today is World AIDS Day and it is important to remember the struggles the LGBTQ+ community faced at the height of the AIDS crisis, including those who rallied together to help their community.

In fact, did you know that one group of lesbians played a vital role in saving lives of countless people during the crisis by holding blood drives?

Called the ‘Blood Sisters’, this group of lesbians provided vital support to AIDS patients during the 1980s when the HIV epidemic first broke out.

Many communities suffered immense hardship, anxiety, and loss during the AIDS crisis.

At the time, there was no treatment or cure for AIDS and prejudice against the LGBTQ+ community led to many not being able to receive care and dying.

Many politicians and broadcasters

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