With the outbreak of AIDS in the early 1980s, many LGBT groups and individuals organized campaigns to promote efforts in AIDS education, prevention, research, patient support, and community outreach, as well as to demand government support for these programs.
Dengan mewabahnya AIDS pada awal tahun 1980-an, banyak kelompok dan individu LGBT mengatur kampanye untuk mempromosikan upaya pendidikan AIDS, pencegahan, penelitian, dukungan pasien, dan penjangkauan masyarakat, serta permintaan dukungan pemerintah untuk program ini.