W Nowym Jorku,w wieku 84 lat, zmarł wczoraj rano Larry Kramer - legenda ikona amerykańskiego ruchu aktywizmu LGBTIA, działacz i dramaturg.
Kramer wraz z kilkoma przyjaciółmi już w styczniu 1982 r. założył Gay Men Health Crisis - była to jedna z pierwszych organizacji mających na celu walkę z AIDS, powstała ledwo pól roku po pierwszych doniesieniach o "gejowskim raku".
Ale dużo bardziej Kramer zasłynął z organizacji ACT UP założonej w 1987 r. - ostrej, bezkompromisowej, radykalnej. Aktywiści ACT UP przykuwali się do naw kościelnych, gdzie księża szerzyli nienawiść, zakładali wielkie prezerwatywy na domy homofobicznych polityków itp.
Organizacja walnie przyczyniła się do zwiększenia środków na walkę z AIDS - a tym samym do szybszego wynalezienia leków, dzięki którym AIDS przestała być chorobą śmiertelną.
Najważniejszym dziełem Kramera jest sztuka "The Normal Heart" napisana już w 1985 r. Prawie 30 lat później Ryan Murphy zekranizował ją - z Markiem Rufalo, Mattem Bomerem i Julią Roberts. Kto nie widział jeszcze "Odruchu serca" - gorąco polecamy.
Larry Kramer, w wieku 78 lat w roku 2013 wziął ślub z swoim partnerem, architektem David Webster, są razem ponad 20 lat.
Larry Kramer żył z HIV od ponad 30 lat. W 2013 r. wyszedł za mąż. Jego mąż David Webster poinformował wczoraj rano, że Larry zmarł na zapalenie płuc.
Dar Larry Kramer,— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 27, 2020
It was the greatest honor getting to work with you and spend time learning about organizing and activism. We lost a wonderful man and artist today. I will miss you. The world will miss you. pic.twitter.com/bU7Kv4kTnc
Larry Kramer’s passing is the saddest news. We have lost a giant of a man who stood up for gay rights like a warrior. His anger was needed at a time when gay men’s deaths to AIDS were being ignored by the American government... (1/3) pic.twitter.com/GRkAkNZrLg— Elton John (@eltonofficial) May 27, 2020
The saying isn’t “Act up! Fight back! But only in ways that make people comfortable!”— Chasten Buttigieg (@Chasten) May 27, 2020
Larry Kramer’s purposeful and confrontational approach saved countless lives. I am grateful for his activism, his writings, and the good trouble he made. pic.twitter.com/wwKdh1qSxc
Playwright/AIDS activist Larry Kramer has passed at 84. NY Times' obit claims "His confrontational approach could sometimes overshadow his achievements." I wish today's LGBT leaders had more confrontations and fewer galas with straight celebs. RIP to a hero.— LADY BUNNY (@LADYBUNNY77) May 27, 2020
Larry Kramer: your courage informed and inspired millions, and will continue to do so for generations to come. An artist who's work saved lives: you can't ask for a more profound and lasting impact. We mourn him, we miss him, and it's our job now to make sure his work continues. pic.twitter.com/R654eBElT9— Matt Bomer (@MattBomer) May 27, 2020
today we lost a titan. a warrior. an unflinching iconoclast. every single out and proud gay man stands on the shoulders of larry kramer. for his tireless advocacy. his searing intellect. his lifelong commitment to… https://t.co/OvcfdMYPq1— Zachary Quinto (@ZacharyQuinto) May 27, 2020
God Bless You, Larry Kramer. Everyone in the LGBTQ community owes you a debt of gratitude.— Andy Cohen (@Andy) May 27, 2020
invincible - #heartbreaking - American hero Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84 https://t.co/bYPqzRgBYH— ROSIE (@Rosie) May 27, 2020
We have lost a great man. Larry Kramer was a magnificent force whose intellect, heart & outrage awakened the nation to the horrors & losses of AIDS, the need for treatment & the inexcusable apathy of the Reagan WH. Love to David Webster, his husband💔 https://t.co/tuegZYPcEF— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) May 27, 2020
Rest in power to an icon and true fighter until the very end. We thank you, Larry Kramer. https://t.co/arggtehkYx— Janet Mock (@janetmock) May 27, 2020
Reading The Normal Heart as a kid changed my life and I was completely overwhelmed when I first met its author during its 2011 Broadway run. Devastated to learn of Larry Kramer’s passing and holding all his loved ones in my heart. Rest in power. https://t.co/R22u5rRCIq— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 27, 2020
Larry Kramer was an American original who got loud, acted up, and saved many LGBTQ lives. His unrelenting efforts won’t be forgotten and should be held up as an example of a timeless truth: “the one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) May 27, 2020
WATCH: Dr. Anthony Fauci remembers the late HIV/AIDS activist Larry Kramer:— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) May 27, 2020
"He was just an extraordinary man. ... He changed the relationship between the afflicted community with a given disease and the scientific and regulatory community that has such a great impact on them." pic.twitter.com/MJRSs705VI
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