"Robinson AIDS Disclosure Helpful in Education Efforts"

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"Robinson AIDS Disclosure Helpful in Education Efforts"

United Press International (12/20/88)
Hooper, Celia

Chicago--The revelation that Max Robinson died of AIDS continues a positive process that started with Rock Hudson, say AIDS activists who praised the newsman for his post-mortem disclosure. Family friend Roger Wilkins disclosed that Robinson wanted his death made public to emphasize the importance, especially to blacks, of education and prevention. Holly Smith of San Francisco's Shanti Project said that, as with Hudson, Robinson's disclosure gets the media "not to look at the disease in a stereotyped fashion but as a disease affecting the entire community." Lori Behrman of New York's Gay Men's Health Crisis notes that, although fear of discrimination or family rejection are often valid reasons to hide a diagnosis of AIDS, a disclosure tells others that this is not "a disease filled with shame."
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