Reagan On AIDS

After having read a vast sum of literature, I am still baffled as to why President Reagan “ignored” the AIDS epidemic. The facts are simple and irrevocable. Reagan did nothing to address the issue until 1987. Prior to this, his administration refused federal funds (CDC) for AIDS research on all occasions. Many left wingers have called Reagan irresponsible and homophobic. Reagan may have been both but the latter was not the cause of this specific neglect.

Others, such as Larry-Buffoon-Kramer, have bitten the cliché hook and have begun a cheering campaign to celebrate the death of “Adolf Reagan.” You see, many in the gay community falsely believe that Reagan ignored AIDS because of his religious zealotry and that he deserved what he got; both the debilitating illness and death.

So far the true cause for Reagan’s avoidance of the issue seems to be unexplained. Nevertheless, Michael Bronski offers the best and most guiding answer to this puzzle.