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1982 - Brief note on AIDS calling it the “Gay Plague”
Lynn, MA
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The first mention of AIDS in the Lynn Item was a very brief article noting a new disease, AIDS, affecting primarily gay men and IV drug users and calling it the "Gay Plague."
Pictured: news clipping
Location: Lynn, MA
Source: The Lynn Item
Date: 1982-12-15
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