COVID death celebration evokes memories of HIV death celebration

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9. Retired now but as a new nurse I saw much the same from coworkers during the AIDS crisis

And its erie how close it is to what many of them are experincing with covid now. Back then, all a nurse had to do was say it's against their religion to take care of a gay person and they were excused. The patients were handed down the line until they fell to people like me who was working doubles because I couldn't leave my patients knowing no one would check on them while I was gone.
It wasn't just the patients that were treated badly, anyone who willingly took them as patients, were obviously gay themselves and a threat to be around. Co workers who I had previously called friends wouldn't allow me in the break room. They didn't want me in the same locker room. I would call for help with a patient, no one would come. The hosptial did nothing about it. It was disgusting. 40 years later, it seems not much has changed. We have 3 nurses in our family and all have reported being harassed by patients and their families and being threatened on the job.