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The Photo That Changed the Face of AIDS

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The Photo That Changed the Face of AIDS

Subject

An iconic photo by Therese Frare was seen all over the world" and changed the public face of AIDS, just as David wanted, said his dad, Bill Kirby.

David died in 1990, and Frare's work with the Kirby family during their son and brother's death also led Frare to photograph Peta (born Patrick Church), the first documented Native American trans person to die from AIDS in 1992.

Peta was a Sioux who lived on the Pine Ridge reservation but died of AIDS in the same caregiving AIDS home, Pater Noster, in Ohio, where he met and cared for David as a volunteer.

Source

Ben Cosgrove, 2022. LIFE
https://www.life.com/history/behind-the-picture-the-photo-that-changed-the-face-of-aids/#1
Roberta Estes, December 2, 2012. Peta, Half Sioux, Half White, Changed the Face of AIDS. Native Heritage Project. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/12/02/peta-half-sioux-half-white-changed-the-face-of-aids/

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https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/12/02/peta-half-sioux-half-white-changed-the-face-of-aids/

Citation

“The Photo That Changed the Face of AIDS”, The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-Spiritual Leadership, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed December 27, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/bipoc-trans-spiritual/item/2015.