On July 3, 1981, the New York Times publishes an article titled "Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals." This article is the first mention of AIDS in a mainstream media outlet and marks a turning point in queer history. But, the article could have been published much earlier.This is the story of Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a physician in New York's West Village, and his early push to get the medical establishment to act quickly on a new illness that was impacting gay men.The presenting sponsor of this season is Freddie, Canada's #1 PrEP provider. To learn more about PrEP and to book your free consultation with Freddie, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gofreddie.com/dane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gofreddie.com/dane</a>.Help us make our show, by committing just $1 per month on Patreon: https://bit.ly/45QIDYKSources for today's episode include:<ul><li>An interview with Joseph Sonnabend from the <a href="https://www.actuporalhistory.org/numerical-interviews/187-joseph-sonnabend" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACT UP Oral History Project </a>(November 12, 2015 / Joseph Sonnabend / Sarah Schulman)</li><li><a href="https://thenewpress.com/books/hold-tight-gently" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS</a>. Martin Duberman. 2014. (Book)</li><li><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/david-france/how-to-survive-a-plague/9781509839407" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tames AIDS.</a> David France. 2016. (Book)</li><li><a href="https://www.poz.com/blog/look-back-year-rare-cancer-first-seen-gay-men" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Look Back at the Year a Rare Cancer Was First Seen in Gay Men</a>. POZ Magazine. Joseph Sonnabend. 2020.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/science/joseph-sonnabend-dead.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88</a>. New York Times. Katharine Q. Seelye. 2021.</li><li><a href="https://www.poz.com/article/The-Good-Doctor-1638-8068" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Good Doctor</a>. POZ Magazine. Sean Strub. 1998.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/us/rare-cancer-seen-in-41-homosexuals.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS</a>. New York Times. Lawrence K. Altman. 1981.</li><li>Interview with <a href="https://www.seanstrub.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sean Strub</a>, founder of <a href="https://www.poz.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">POZ Magazine</a>.</li><li>Interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/mimilewissabin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miriam Lewis Sabin</a>, who is working on an upcoming biography of Joseph Sonnabend.</li></ul>This episode was researched, hosted, and edited by Dane Stewart with music by Dane Stewart & Matthew Rogers. The episode was produced by Dane Stewart & Matthew Kariatsumari. Our outro track is called 'Easy to Love' by Clara Jones.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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