The Normal Heart
To win a war, You have to start one
Dramanew york cityaidsgay clubbased on play or musicalhivmale homosexualityepidemiclgbtfire island1980sgay theme
A passionate, unflinching drama about activism and denial during the early AIDS crisis, grounded in historical urgency and emotional stakes.
The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.
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