My husband has two dads. I once asked them about the epidemic and what it was like. With tears in his eyes, one of them answered, “I’m the only one left. My entire friend group is gone.” 😭😭😭
2025-03-31 12:30:50
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Six Raccoons In A Trenchcoat :
I can't explain the grief I feel as a younger queer person just how much they lost, and in turn how few elders we have to learn from
2025-03-31 14:53:20
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its_hailey_ofc :
sobbing uncontrollably
2025-04-02 16:24:22
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melbece :
This is my Roman Empire.. an entire generation just gone 💔
2025-03-31 20:38:10
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v :
oh i’d be sobbing
2025-03-30 17:16:37
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bellaaboo :
They paved the way for us younger queer ppl and all their work is backtracking ☹️
2025-03-31 18:59:36
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thenotoriouscgc :
I am the daughter of a gay man in his 60s who didn’t come out until he had been married to my mom for over a decade. I never understood until I learned about AIDS. I get it now.
2025-03-31 17:25:58
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gen :
my beautiful lesbian mom told me she had funerals about every two weeks or so. she lost so many of her friends and said it got to a point where she was scared to go and meet new friends in fear-
2025-03-31 18:18:34
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Amber Traynor :
So thankful for people like them so the rest of us can live our truths freely 🌈
2025-03-30 23:48:41
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kels:) :
The quality of this video is awesome!🥰
2025-04-01 17:14:55
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menareuseless_Iamgod :
I love and respect our gay and queer elders so much. The things they’ve seen and the experiences they’ve lived are incredible in every sense of the word.
2025-03-31 04:13:34
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CA$$ :
Don’t make me cry on a Monday morning at work :(
2025-03-31 15:08:23
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⋆✭⋆✩⋆ 𝔞𝔲𝔡𝔯𝔦𝔦 ⋆✩⋆✭⋆ :
im a bisexual and truthfully never realized how bad the epidemic was until i studied this musical bc i want to audition. im so fkn happy i studied it even if i dont end up getting mimi i am so happy to be on this journey of trying to embody such a beautifully troubled girl. not only that but also learning about characters like tom collins and MOST OF ALL ANGEL 🕊️rip young gays gone too soon. its a tragedy what happened. this musical is a time capsule of that. im so grateful to be educated on it now.
2025-08-07 23:49:48
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Nyx :
I’ve tried explaining to my friends why old gays are so important for us in younger generations. So many stories ended too soon and so seeing gray gays makes my heart heavy and warm all at once ❤️
2025-03-31 12:36:17
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Jordan Wagner :
I had a friend say “we are the elders for the young.” And I never stopped thinking about that like, damn we lost so many.
2025-03-31 17:23:02
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K.sand :
I live in Orlando. The day after pulse we gathered in a churchyard. Next to us were two older men- 70s. They survived only to mourn again. I’ll never forget them.
2025-04-01 01:53:53
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⭐️ :
Everyone should watch the show Fellow Travelers!! My 65 yr old uncle is gay and came out in the 80s and it finally hit me he came out in the middle of AIDS and how terryfing that must’ve been 😔
2025-04-01 15:25:53
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greg19901 :
Back in my day 😂 it was Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, nyc open mic it would always be the closing song of the night
2025-03-31 11:19:09
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Carolyn Harwood :
😭😭😭 because of them I exist ❤️
2025-03-30 23:15:45
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Kenny 🏳️🌈🇵🇸 :
😭😭😭 our elders are why we have anything 💜
2025-03-31 04:15:24
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eclecticbykai :
My late best friend was a survivor of the epidemic, he once turned to me when I asked about who he was with and he told me how one by one..they all started disappearing, I’m crying
2025-04-01 14:05:14
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Alex 🩵✨🍸 :
Im not stable enough for this 😭😭😭😭
2025-03-31 01:01:01
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eamadrid07 :
I worked at a wedding venue and I cried every time an older gay couple got married bc they’d overcome so much and still showed so much love for each other! 💕😭💕😊
2025-03-31 13:24:33
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casper :
THE HARMONIES
2025-03-31 23:32:19
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