United in Anger

Book group members might be interested in this insightful article in The Harvard Crimson by staff writer Jensen Davis about gay students coming out and coming of age at Harvard in the 1980s, with little if any support, as the AIDS epidemic spread. Kevin Jennings' recollection at the end is especially poignant:

"What if your roommate, one of your best friends, and your first partner all died from a disease which didn’t even exist as far as you know when you’re a freshman?” says Jennings. “That’s what happened to me. I think of them all the time — whenever I’m at Harvard, whenever I’m at a reunion, I think of these guys who were killed in their very early adult lives by HIV."

[posted on behalf of our friend Ken Jost]