Cowboys, “Queers,” and Community: the AIDS Crisis in Houston and Dallas, 1981-1996
Description:
This thesis examines the response to the AIDS crisis in Houston and Dallas, two cities in Texas with the most established gay communities highest number of AIDS incidences. Devoting particular attention to the struggles of the Texas’ gay men, this work analyzes the roadblocks to equal and compassionate care for AIDS, including access to affordable treatment, medical insurance, and the closure of the nation’s first AIDS hospital. In addition, this thesis describes the ways in which the peculiar …
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Date:
August 2014
Creator:
Bundschuh, Molly Ellen
Partner:
UNT Libraries