Has it really been 30 years? Rock Hudson died of AIDS on October 2, 1985, and thirty years later it can be easy to forget what a big deal it was at the time, a key milestone in the fight against AIDS. Here's how People's cover story explains it:
Rock
Hudson's death, at age 59 on October 2 at his Beverly Hills home, brought his
life into bold relief. The circumstances of his demise assured the actor a
place in Hollywood history that his films could not. As the first public figure
to announce his affliction with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Hudson had
stunned the world and shattered an image cultivated over three decades.
Hudson's admission, 10 weeks before his death, was cause for canonization in both
the medical and gay communities. "His illness and death have moved the
fight against AIDS ahead more in three months than anything in the past three
years," says Bruce Decker, chairman of California's AIDS Advisory Board
Committee. "I'm sure Rock's coming out will stand as a landmark in the gay
community," says activist Armistead Maupin.
Read the story here.
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