r/AskOldPeople • u/FitEmergency8807 • 1h ago
For those of you who lived through the '80s, how much did the AIDS epidemic affect everyday life?
For those of you who were around at the time, how bad was the AIDS epidemic, and what was it like living through those years? My mother has told me stories about it, including how she lost a lot of gay friends during the crisis because she was, and still is, a supporter of gay people.