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  • Katie Szymanski

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  • Activism

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  • Katie Szymanski

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  • Poz

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  • Activism

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  • Dissident Movement

  • President MBEKI

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  • 2000

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  • The content discusses the controversial actions of ACT UP/SF, an AIDS activist group, their confrontations with the medical community, and internal conflicts.

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  • This is a summary of a court case involving Project Inform and ACT UP/SF, two groups with differing views on HIV and AIDS. The defense argues that the side effects of AIDS drugs are the true cause of immune deficiency, while the prosecution claims that ACT UP/SF members caused harm during a protest. The dissident philosophy and the effectiveness of AIDS drugs are being questioned. The article also mentions the name change of ACT UP/SF to Survive AIDS and their registration of internet domain names. Overall, the court case highlights the debate surrounding HIV and AIDS treatment.

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  • ACT UP/SF

  • AIDS

  • Survive AIDS

  • Treatment Advocacy

  • San Francisco

  • HIV

  • Project Inform

  • Michael Lauro

  • Thabo Mbeki

  • International AIDS Conference

  • Pasquarelli

  • Anti-HIV drugs

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By Katie Szymanski
POZ Oct. 2000

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ACT UP/San Francisco says AIDS is not a killer disease but a vast homophobic conspiracy -- and they'll do almost anything to make that point. Katie Szymanski hangs with the activists labeled "psychopaths" to find out if there's a method to their madness.

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