In the 1990s, France became the country with the most AIDS patients in Europe, and the number of AIDS patients was twice that of the United Kingdom and Germany.
The AFLS (French Anti-AIDS Association) established by the government is an organization that should have assumed the responsibilities of the government, but it has done nothing since its establishment three years ago. They ignore homosexuality, drug addicts, female patients, and foreigners. Not only have the number of AIDS patients not decreased, but they have increased at a rate of 6,000 per year.
On the other hand, a protease inhibitor may cure AIDS patients, but Melton Pharmaceuticals chose starvation marketing for hype, which greatly slowed the supply of new drugs.
Facing the inaction of the Anti-AIDS Association and the lack of medical ethics of pharmaceutical companies, ACT UP stood up.
This is an organization that helps homosexuals to identify and protect the rights of AIDS patients. They do not treat diseases. Their goal is to raise people’s attention to LGBT groups and AIDS patients, to popularize homosexual and AIDS knowledge, so that people can view and recognize them in a correct way. Homosexuals, addicts, AIDS patients.
This is a radical organization, because France does not have an AIDS prevention policy, because this country needs to know their anger.
This is a diligent organization. They are not willing to be ignorant. They work hard day and night to teach themselves about AIDS.
This is a friendly organization, they help each other and help each other in the same boat. There are no superiors here, only family and brothers/sisters.
This is a tenacious organization. They grew up in hardship and moved forward in humiliation. They went upstream, the more frustrated they got, the more courage they got. Those who can't kill me will only make me stronger.
They have differences, misunderstandings, contradictions, and fight side by side.
They have different opinions and opposite opinions.
However, they are never silent. Because we die of indifference, because silence equals perish,
Regarding the concept of the formation of the ACT UP organization, one member said this: My son is 16 years old and he is already infected with AIDS. It would be great if someone could teach him to protect himself from the beginning.
What's more frightening than AIDS is that many people don't even know what AIDS is, and are unpreparedly caught by the disease.
Sean is an example. Because the country didn't pay much attention to education on sex and AIDS, Sean didn't know anything when he was 16 years old. When he had a relationship with a math teacher for the first time, he contracted AIDS because he didn't wear a condom.
The mathematics teacher, as an AIDS patient, did not teach Sean to wear condoms. He may be as ignorant as Sean, or he may be knowingly committing a crime.
After being infected with AIDS, Sean did not choose to retaliate against society, but chose to fight for the rights, status, and health of AIDS patients.
Sean forgave others for transmitting HIV to himself, but he would never allow himself to hurt others. Therefore, although Sean enjoys the pleasure very much, for the sake of Nathan's health, he has to stop and ask him to wear a condom.
Nathan is also deeply persecuted by lack of education. He had a relationship with his lover Renault many years ago. Soon after, he saw a photo of two American men in a magazine, one of whom was turned into a monster by AIDS. The young and ignorant Nathan mistakenly thought that all homosexuals would die, so he did not have sex for 5 consecutive years.
Fortunately, Nathan was tested negative for AIDS, but Renault suffered from AIDS. Nathan wanted to make a phone call to express his condolences, but was accused by Renault's father.
Although not a AIDS patient, Nathan still chose to join the ACT UP organization, standing on the same line with AIDS patients, and working together.
Making such a decision undoubtedly requires great courage, because at the moment you enter ACT UP, whether you are infected with AIDS or not, you need to be prepared to be regarded as AIDS patients by the media and the public. You will be discriminated against, slandered, and slandered by people. Hurt, insult.
Sean and Nathan are a perfect match.
Sean is strict in self-discipline and lenient to others. I am an AIDS patient, but I don’t blame you for infecting me, because responsibilities should not be divided. When you spread AIDS to others, you should bear absolute responsibility; and when you are infected by others, it is actually the same.
Nathan is selfless dedication and self-sacrifice. I am not a AIDS patient, but I respect you, understand you, support you, and tolerate you. I am not suffering from your disease, but I can feel your pain.
Nathan once said to Sean: "You are the first to tell me that you are HIV-positive."
People are afraid of AIDS patients, so people are unwilling to live with AIDS patients, and AIDS patients are unwilling to disclose their identities, thus a vicious circle.
However, Sean chose to be open and honest, and Nathan chose to be tolerant. They treat each other frankly and understand each other. They are the kindest and loveliest people in the world.
They have different identities, occupations, and experiences, but they have the same goals, ideas, and beliefs. They are like-minded and work together to fight for a better tomorrow for homosexuals and AIDS patients.
When ACT UP was in the school to popularize homosexual and AIDS knowledge, Nasser distributed condoms to his classmates, but was rejected by one of his classmates: I don’t want this. I am not gay. I don’t have your risk. I won’t get AIDS.
It may seem to her that there is nothing wrong with this sentence, but it is actually very harsh and rude.
Shaun and Nathan did not refute and quarrel, instead they fought back by kissing.
They smiled and faced people's discrimination, misunderstanding, insult, and hurt behavior, which made people very moving. But at the same time, the thought that they have such a strong heart is because they have experienced countless discrimination, misunderstandings, insults, and hurts, and it makes people feel very heartbroken.
Even homosexuals often don't understand ACT UP's behavior. They scoff at ACT UP's behavior of posting posters on the wall: Can't you let us be quiet for a while? We just want to go out and do something we want to do when the weather is good. But as for you, you know to use these posters to scare us. Go to hell, bastard! Don't bother us!
If everyone understands you, how ordinary are you!
Heterosexuality does not understand, homosexuality does not understand, only the members of ACT UP understand what they are doing.
The world is numb, ignorant, ignorant, and selfish. The clarity, alertness, selflessness, and altruism of ACT UP members seem even more commendable.
As the president of ACT UP said: They are all idiots, they don't understand what we are doing, they don't understand, they are just a group of walking zombies. No matter how positive our slogan is, they don't want to hear about AIDS. We must wake these zombies.
The whole world is muddy and I am alone, everyone is drunk and I am alone.
Even if I am single-handedly, I will be the enemy of the whole world; as long as there is a breath, I will kill you without leaving a piece of armor.
2017 is a special year. Two excellent same-sex films, "120 hits per minute" and "Please call me by your name" appeared one after another.
Like "Please call me by your name", "120 Strikes Per Minute" not only has a solid script and wonderful performances, but the photography, editing, and soundtrack are also properly combined. The several pieces of Bengdi are amazing, and the use of light and shadow is so wonderful that it makes people excited and excited, and makes people truly feel the vitality and passion of this group of young people.
In particular, the fragments of people staining the Seine river, lying on the ground protesting and demonstrating, and splashing ashes at insurance companies are extremely shocking, and the impact cannot be described in words or words.
More importantly, the theme of "120 Hits Per Minute" is very positive, and it carries more meaning than the movie itself.
If this movie can make people pay more attention to and correctly recognize LGBT groups and AIDS patients, then the value of this movie cannot be summed up by a simple score. It means that a group of people will regain their original status. Their rights and interests will lead to a better life.
It is not necessary to compare "120 Blows Per Minute" and "Call Me by Your Name" which is better, because they are both great movies.
"Call me by your name" is like a fairy tale. There are no conservative thoughts and discriminatory eyes here. Homosexuality and heterosexuality are the same here. You can boldly pursue the one you love, and you can bloom your youth spontaneously.
"120 Strikes Per Minute" is like a war. LGBT people and AIDS patients are everywhere misunderstood, discriminated against, hurt, and insulted. A group of young people are constantly struggling and use their tongues, brains, thoughts, beliefs, and hearts. , The spirit burst into a dawn.
As Thibault said: AIDS is a war, a war that people turn a blind eye to.
Since it is a war, there must be casualties.
At the end of the story, Sean's flesh and blood body failed to survive the disease. Before he saw the victory of the war, he ended his ordinary but not mediocre life early.
It is very appropriate to use a sentence in "The Story of Wukong" to describe Sean's life: I have been to this world, I have loved, I have fought, and I don't regret it!
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AIDS is a war, a war that people turn a blind eye to.
Our comrades in arms keep dying, and we don’t want to die.
There are co-conspirators in all wars, and AIDS has its allies.
Some people see it as a godsend, because in the past ten years, the public’s indifference to AIDS has taken the lives of gay addicts, sex workers, and prisoners;
Some people use it to ignite the fire of hatred and discrimination, making it more and more prosperous.
Since 1989, ours has been fighting against them and has been fighting on all fronts without interruption.
Together, we are united here;
Together, we fight against disease, reduce personal tragedies, and reduce the social problems it causes;
Together, we build a community to adapt to this disease with a positive and combative spirit.
ACT UP in Paris will continue to fight AIDS, you can stand up and join us! join us!
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