Words associated with the stories
Aaron Holloway
Hope
Family
Resilience
Strength
Adam Lambert (Freddie Mercury)
Artistry
Legacy
Isolation
Alan Menken (Howard Ashman)
Shame
Sacrifice
Dedication
Artistry
Fear
Strength
Alexandra Billings
Loss
Courage
Community
Devastation
Resilience
Strength
Andrea de Lange
Courage
Injustice
Activism
Resilience
Annette Bening (Michael Jeter)
Courage
Artistry
Inspiration
Arquette Siblings (Alexis Arquette)
Pride
Courage
Artistry
Family
Inspiration
Bill Kavanagh (Red Ribbon)
Billy Porter (Sylvester)
Pride
Courage
Injustice
Dedication
Artistry
Community
Legacy
Resilience
Brenda Goodrow
Love
Loss
Stigma
Shame
Compassion
Suffering
Family
Resilience
Brice LaBarthe (Eric)
Love
Loss
Pain
Community
Devastation
Bruce Vilanch (Paul Jabara)
Artistry
Friendship
Legacy
Carmen Ejogo (Coretta Scott King)
Courage
Dedication
Leadership
Activism
Cheyenne Jackson (Mervyn “White Eagle” Moore)
Artistry
Legacy
Chris Creegan (Lawrence)
Love
Loss
Pain
Devastation
Resilience
Chris Wheeldon (Rudolf Nureyev)
Courage
Artistry
Legacy
Cindy Crawford (Gia Carangi)
Pain
Courage
Suffering
Artistry
Isolation
Cosgrove Norstadt
Loss
Compassion
Suffering
Friendship
Caregiving
Isolation
Cosgrove Norstadt (Father Lynch)
Compassion
Courage
Dedication
Activism
Caregiving
Inspiration
Crystal Gamet (Debbie Lynn Kellner)
Love
Loss
Stigma
Courage
Suffering
Isolation
Cynthia Piña
Loss
Pain
Despair
Family
Devastation
Danny Lee Wynter (Peter Grant)
Pride
Courage
Legacy
Strength
Inspiration
Dave Coleman (Ed Junior)
Love
Injustice
Community
Fear
Isolation
David Bohnett (Rand Schrader)
Courage
Leadership
Activism
Legacy
Inspiration
David Roman (Paul Monette)
Artistry
Friendship
Legacy
Debra Levine (Ray Navarro)
Courage
Injustice
Leadership
Activism
Diana Keough (Christine Bessey)
Love
Loss
Pain
Stigma
Shame
Family
Devastation
Diana Keough (father)
Loss
Stigma
Shame
Family
Dom Denny
Love
Loss
Courage
Dominique Jackson (Angie Xtravaganza)
Artistry
Family
Legacy
Don Lemon (Max Robinson)
Injustice
Suffering
Legacy
Isolation
Inspiration
Dustin Lance Black (Randy Shilts)
Injustice
Artistry
Leadership
Legacy
Ed Wolf 1
Love
Loss
Pain
Stigma
Compassion
Despair
Family
Ed Wolf 2
Pain
Hope
Despair
Suffering
Ed Wolf 3
Love
Pain
Stigma
Shame
Family
Caregiving
Ellen Burstyn (Steven Arnold)
Loss
Artistry
Family
Community
Friendship
Ellen Matzer (Jim Brumbaugh)
Love
Loss
Dedication
Family
Caregiving
Elsa Sjunneson (Michael Norman)
Love
Stigma
Family
Eric McCormack (Robert Reed)
Stigma
Shame
Artistry
Family
Eric Ulloa (Manolo Serrallonga)
Stigma
Shame
Legacy
Frank Gulli
George Takei (Kiyoshi Kuromiya)
Courage
Dedication
Community
Activism
Gil Gerald (Melvin Boozer)
Courage
Leadership
Activism
Legacy
Ginny Brown Daniel (Mark Morgan)
Stigma
Community
Isolation
Gus Kenworthy (Albert Delègue)
Stigma
Shame
Artistry
Isolation
Guy Berube (Jaime Jesus Jimenez)
Love
Loss
Pain
Caregiving
Hank Stratton (Gaëtan Dugas)
Stigma
Injustice
Dedication
Legacy
Hernando Umana
Love
Pride
Stigma
Courage
Hope
Legacy
Jackie Beat (Charles Ludlam)
Artistry
Legacy
Inspiration
Jake Glaser
Loss
Family
Activism
Legacy
Resilience
Inspiration
Jake Shears (Liberace)
Shame
Artistry
Fear
Inspiration
Jean Smart (Amanda Blake)
Compassion
Artistry
Activism
Legacy
Jeremy Bernard (Bob Hattoy)
Courage
Sacrifice
Leadership
Activism
Jessica Chastain (Rev. Dr. Stephen Pieters)
Compassion
Courage
Dedication
Activism
Caregiving
Inspiration
Jessica Lange (Tony Richardson)
Artistry
Family
Legacy
Jim Parsons (Ryan White)
Courage
Injustice
Family
Legacy
Isolation
Inspiration
Joan Dellavalle
Loss
Stigma
Suffering
Family
John Duran (Life AIDS Lobby)
Loss
Community
Leadership
Activism
John Hanning (Renée Williams)
Artistry
Helplessness
John Kelly (Pride Tirade)
Pain
Rage
Stigma
Injustice
Suffering
Artistry
Community
Legacy
Resilience
Strength
Judd Hirsch (Special Child B1)
Loss
Stigma
Devastation
Fear
Judith Cohen (Joan Baker)
Dedication
Friendship
Activism
Inspiration
Justin Ross Cohen (Michael Bennett)
Pride
Stigma
Artistry
Legacy
Karleigh Webb (Tim Richmond)
Stigma
Courage
Legacy
Inspiration
Kathryn Danielle Hirsch (dumped patient)
Injustice
Suffering
Helplessness
Ken Gault
Fear
Legacy
Strength
Kenny Scharf (Keith Haring)
Artistry
Friendship
Legacy
Leah Lauderback (Leonard Matlovich)
Courage
Activism
Legacy
Inspiration
Lee Raines (Jeff Moreland)
Love
Pride
Courage
Injustice
Legacy
Linda Henderson (brother)
Loss
Pain
Stigma
Louis Buchhold
Pain
Suffering
Caregiving
Resilience
Lulu & Her Fairy Godfathers
Loss
Pride
Family
Community
Inspiration
Mallery Jenna Robinson
Pride
Leadership
Activism
Inspiration
Mario Cantone (Wayland Flowers)
Courage
Artistry
Legacy
Resilience
Inspiration
Mark King (Daniel Warner)
Courage
Caregiving
Resilience
Strength
Inspiration
Marna Deitch
Loss
Community
Friendship
Legacy
Matt Bomer (Rock Hudson)
Loss
Artistry
Fear
Legacy
Matt Tyrnauer (Steve Rubell)
Shame
Artistry
Legacy
Matthew McConaughey (Ron Woodroof)
Courage
Sacrifice
Injustice
Dedication
Leadership
Activism
Michael Martin (Richard Reed)
Love
Stigma
Sacrifice
Family
Legacy
Caregiving
Miguel Gonzalez (Carlota Vazquez de Gonzalez)
Loss
Pain
Family
Devastation
Misha Stafford
Loss
Pain
Community
Activism
Isolation
Narrator Craig DeSilva (Scott Smith)
Love
Loss
Dedication
Friendship
Activism
Noelle Simeon
Stigma
Shame
Courage
Family
Isolation
Resilience
Patrick Johnson (Richard Dominguez)
Pride
Family
Legacy
Peter Cashman (Connie Norman)
Courage
Dedication
Leadership
Activism
Inspiration
Peter Staley (Anthony Fauci)
Dedication
Friendship
Leadership
Legacy
Caregiving
Peter Staley (Jesse Helms)
Courage
Injustice
Leadership
Activism
Ralph Bruneau (Tom Rolfing)
Love
Loss
Hope
Resilience
Randy Gardner (Brian Pockar)
Loss
Artistry
Friendship
Devastation
Raymond Black
Compassion
Dedication
Helplessness
Activism
Caregiving
Richard Gere (Herb Ritts)
Artistry
Activism
Richard Phibbs (Lawrence Baker Wilkins)
Pain
Stigma
Courage
Suffering
Friendship
Richard Rivera
Stigma
Compassion
Fear
Caregiving
Isolation
River Houston
Pain
Rage
Despair
Devastation
Isolation
Rizi Timane (Lou Graydon Sullivan)
Courage
Injustice
Activism
Legacy
Rob Epstein (Vito Russo)
Pride
Artistry
Activism
Legacy
Rufus Wainwright (Lance Loud)
Courage
Family
Legacy
Ryan Michael Painter
Loss
Stigma
Family
Sandra Bernhard (Jack Foster)
Loss
Pain
Friendship
Scarlett Cannon (Leigh Bowery)
Artistry
Friendship
Scott Fowler
Pride
Friendship
Devastation
Legacy
Sean Curran (Demian Acquavella)
Loss
Artistry
Friendship
Sean Strub (POZ)
Hope
Dedication
Community
Activism
Resilience
Shane Hensinger (Keeston Lowery)
Dedication
Leadership
Activism
Legacy
Sharon Stone (Elizabeth Taylor)
Dedication
Friendship
Activism
Legacy
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Assotto Saint)
Love
Loss
Artistry
Sterling K Brown (Glenn Burke)
Courage
Sacrifice
Injustice
Suffering
Steven Canals (Nicholas Dante)
Injustice
Artistry
Legacy
Isolation
Sue Scheibler
Compassion
Friendship
Caregiving
Susan Bluestein (Brad Davis)
Stigma
Artistry
Family
Fear
Susan Morabito (Jimmy Perigny & Eagles Nest)
Community
Devastation
Resilience
Tai Babilonia (Robert Wagenhoffer & John Curry)
Loss
Artistry
Family
Friendship
Timothy Dean Lee (Michael Carmine)
Artistry
Legacy
Torie Osborn (No on 64)
Dedication
Leadership
Activism
Legacy
Inspiration
Vasilios Papapitsios
Love
Stigma
Fear
Isolation
Resilience
Whoopi Goldberg (Emile Ardolino)
Artistry
Wilson Cruz (Pedro Zamora)
Courage
Sacrifice
Dedication
Family
Friendship
Activism
Legacy
Inspiration