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It was vulgar and it was beautiful : how AIDS ... Read More

Lowery, Jack (Writer),(author.).

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Detroit Lakes Public Library 362.1969 LOW (Text) 33500013590047 Main Available -

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  • ISBN: 9781645036586
  • ISBN: 1645036588
  • Physical Description: 432 p.
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Bold Type Books, 2022.

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Includes index.
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"By the late 1980s, the AIDS pandemic was deeply ... Read More

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Subject: AIDS (Disease)
AIDS activists.
Communication in art.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
MEDICAL / Public Health.
AIDS activists.
AIDS (Disease)
Communication in art.
Genre: HISTORY / Social History^ART / Art & Politics^SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General.
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