Women, AIDS, and activism /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ACT UP (Organization). New York Women and AIDS Book Group
Other Authors:	Banzhaf, Marion, Chris, Cynthia, 1961- (Editor), Pearl, Monica (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA : South End Press, [1992]
Subjects:	AIDS (Disease) in women > Social aspects > United States. AIDS (Disease) in women > Political aspects > United States. Women political activists > United States. Women > Health and hygiene > United States. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > psychology Women's Health Sida > Aspect social. Sida > Aspect politique. Femmes > Maladies. Femmes > Santé et hygiène. Women > Health and hygiene Women > Diseases

Table of Contents:

What the numbers mean / Risa Denenberg
How do women live? / Kim Christensen
Transmission issues for women / Cynthia Chris
Safe sex is real sex / Zoe Leonard
Unique aspects of HIV infection in women / Risa Denenberg
Fighting for my life / Melinda Singleton
HIV-antibody testing and legal issues for HIV-positive people / Zoe Leonard
Treatment and trials / Risa Denenberg
Race, women, and AIDS : introduction / Marion Banzhaf
Cultural sensitivity in practice / Yannick Durand
First there was smallpox / Charon Asetoyer
No names and no pictures / Iris Davis
We have the expertise, we need resources / Ruth Rodriguez
AIDS issues for African-American and African-Caribbean women / Sunny Rumsey
Many cultures, many approaches / Suki Terada Ports with Marion Banzhaf
Lesbians in the AIDS crisis / Zoe Leonard
Too much denial / Cynthia Acevedo
Intravenous drug use, women, and HIV / Catherine Saalfield with Cynthia Chris, Rachel Lurie, and Monica Pearl
An excerpt from "Sex, drugs, rock-n-roll, and AIDS" / Iris de la Cruz
Teenagers / Rachel Lurie
Prison issues and HIV : introduction / Kim Christensen
Voices / Women of ACE (AIDS Counseling and Education), Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
Having AIDS and being loved / Anonymous
Pregnant women and HIV / Risa Denenberg
Mothers and children / Judith Walker
No puedo confiar en nadie (I can't trust anyone) / Anónimo (anonymous)
Prostitution and HIV infection / Zoe Leonard and Polly Thistlethwaite
Heterosexual women and AIDS / Monica Pearl
Demanding a condom / Kat Doud
Bisexual women and AIDS / Alexis Danzig
Reproductive rights and AIDS : the connections / Marion Banzhaf, Tracy Morgan, and Karen Ramspacher
Translating issues into actions : introduction / Rachel Lurie
Focusing on women : video as activism / Jean Carlomusto
Talking that talk / DiAna DiAna
We have a job to do / Bambi Sumpter
Facing reality : AIDS education and women of color / Dázon Dixon
Changing the whole approach / Gail Harris
AIDS and politics : transformation of our movement / Maxine Wolfe
The Denver Principles : founding statement of people with AIDS/ARC
Conclusion / Cynthia Chris and Monica Pearl.