Assignment task:
ACT UP became a meeting place for many different kinds of people, from experienced activists to first-time social agitators, from those infected with HIV to those who were not, from old to young, rich to homeless. The group was thus an example of the convergence of different social and cultural positions. Gender, race, and sexual dynamics also influenced the organization, though we see many different and sometimes competing recollections about these factors in the film.
Q1. What relationships did you notice between men and women in ACT UP? In what ways was gender a challenge for ACT UP?
Q2. What racial dynamics did you notice in ACT UP? In what ways was race a challenge for ACT UP?