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On This Gay Day | Remembering Leonard Matlovich

The US airman appeared on the cover of TIME magazine in 1975 sharing that he was gay. He was discharged from the military.

On This Gay Day | Salt-n-Pepa's 'Let's Talk About Sex' was released

The rappers later released an alternative version called 'Let's Talk About AIDS'.

On This Gay Day | In 1981 the first mainstream media report about AIDS was published

The report was titled:  Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals.

On This Gay Day | The first report about AIDS is published

Lawrence D. Mass was the first writer to draw attention to the issue.

On This Gay Day | Tom Hanks won an Oscar for AIDS drama 'Philadelphia'

It was the first of several Best Actor awards for Hanks.

On This Gay Day | 'That's What Friends Are For' wins Grammy award

The song raised millions of dollars for HIV causes.

On This Gay Day | Liberace died in 1987 of an AIDS related illness

So many things happened on this day in history.

On This Gay Day | In 1982 the fight against HIV begins

The Gay Men's Health Crisis Inc was the first group dedicated to tacking what would later be identified as HIV.

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