For Larry Kramer, Who Taught Me Gay Rage
Hello friends. Today we lost a gay revolutionary, a legend in the fight against AIDS during the 80s and 90s, a survivor, and an iconic artist. He lived to be 84—something of a miracle for a gay New Yorker old enough to have been an adult during the outbreak of AIDS—and his work, which was complicated, provocative, sometimes offensive, and always fascinating, kinda changed my life.
So I wrote a thing about him today. It’s not my usual funny fare, and definitely not on brand for what this Substack has been so far! Does that matter? IDK! I don’t think it does, to be honest! I can do what I want stop pigeonholing me God!
Anyway, here is the thing about Larry Kramer: For Larry Kramer, Who Taught Me Queer Rage.
You can also find it on my ol’ blog, if you prefer. (Or if you are out of free Medium articles for the month, like I always am!)
If you’d like to know more about Kramer, you can read this Hollywood Reporter obit, check out the incredible Emmy-winning HBO film adaptation of his play, The Normal Heart, or watch the documentary How To Survive a Plague, which details the early days of the AIDS epidemic and the activism to fight it, of which Kramer was one of the “founding fathers,” if you will.
Okay that’s all for now. I will be screaming at you about Real Housewives of New York shortly, don’t worry! xoxo