Act Up-Paris became one of the most notable protest groups in
France in the mid-1990s. Founded in 1989, and following the New
York model, it became a confrontational voice representing the
interests of those affected by HIV through openly political
activism. Action=Vie, the English-language translation of
Christophe Broqua’s study of the grassroots activist branch,
explains the reasons for the group’s success and sheds light on
Act Up's defining features—such as its unique articulation
between AIDS and gay activism. Featuring numerous accounts by
witnesses and participants, Broqua traces the history of Act
Up-Paris and shows how thousands of gay men and women confronted
the AIDS epidemic by mobilizing with public actions. Act Up-Paris
helped shape the social definition not only of HIV-positive persons
but also of sexual minorities. Broqua analyzes the changes brought
about by the group, from the emergence of new treatments for HIV
infection to normalizing homosexuality and a controversy involving
HIV-positive writers’ remarks about unprotected sex. This rousing
history ends in the mid-2000s before marriage equality and
antiretroviral treatments caused Act Up-Paris to decline.
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