Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer (1935–2020) was an American playwright, author, and AIDS activist who co-founded Gay Men’s Health Crisis and helped found ACT UP.

Vito Russo: Vito Russo was an American film historian, author, and gay rights activist. Russo and Kramer were close friends and fellow activists in New York’s gay community.
The Normal Heart: The Normal Heart is Larry Kramer’s 1985 play about the early AIDS crisis in New York City. Its fictionalized activist protagonist voices Kramer’s anger at governmental and community inaction.
Bridgeport, Connecticut: Bridgeport is a city in Connecticut where Larry Kramer was born in 1935. Kramer’s family and early years began in this industrial New England city.
AIDS activism: AIDS activism is organized advocacy addressing HIV prevention, treatment, research, and the rights of affected people. Kramer became one of its most prominent and combative voices in the United States.
Ed Koch: Ed Koch was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. Kramer publicly condemned Koch’s response to the AIDS crisis in New York.
The Destiny of Me: The Destiny of Me is Larry Kramer’s 1992 play and sequel to The Normal Heart. The sequel revisits the activist Ned Weeks through illness, memory, and personal history.
Yale University: Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Kramer graduated from Yale in 1957 and later described his college years as formative.
AIDS memorial quilt: The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a large community-created memorial honoring people who died of AIDS-related causes. Its public remembrance complemented the political demands Kramer made through protest and writing.
Anthony Fauci: Anthony Fauci is an American physician and immunologist who led the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Kramer’s confrontational activism helped open sustained dialogue with Fauci over AIDS research and treatment.
Faggots: Faggots is Larry Kramer’s 1978 novel portraying gay male life in New York City. The novel’s critique of gay male culture provoked controversy before Kramer became widely known for AIDS activism.

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