How ACT UP Changed America

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The defiant group of AIDS activists was itself riven by discord. Michael Specter on Sarah Schulman’s “Let the Record Show,” and what we can learn from the movement’s legacy of both ferocity and fragility.

It was a triumphant moment for ACT UP , which had become known for its outrageous stunts. Behind what seemed like radical unity, however, the organization had already begun to split into two distinct camps. One believed that the best way to advance the cause was to continue to protest—loudly. The other did not reject public actions but didn’t focus on them; it was known as the Science Club, and had formed a kind of academy within ACT UP .

” She is angered by the attention that has been lavished on him. “It is remarkable how many people in high places, of all ages, in multiple spaces, think that Larry was ‘the leader of ACT UP.’ ” In fact, as she concedes, Kramer never pretended to be the leader of ACT UP. He was its sharpest spear, though, and spears are needed in times of war. Schulman’s trouble with Kramer reflects a deeper fissure within the organization.

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