To mark Worlds Aid Day we wanted to re-release this interview that queerguru hosted for Provincetown TV earlier this summer with the leading gay activist and author Larry Kramer. We met to celebrate the launch of Jean Carlomusto’s new documentary “Larry Kramer In Love and Anger” that was about to aired on HBO as part of the celebrations for the great man’s 80th Birthday.
In a wide ranging interview Kramer was feisty as ever, although he still refused to acknowledge the success of his crucial role in the long fight against AIDS, and still claiming that he and the other activists could/should have done more. We asked him what we should all do as individuals to help combat the spread of the disease now and he replied “We should all consider responsibility to our own bodies and the bodies of the people we interact with more than we have. We need to be united more as a population and seek more representation in Washington …..more rich people must get involved too”
When we asked him if as a married man and also a distinguished man of letters, was he now in Love or Anger? He laughed before replying “I haven’t ceased my anger as we are still being treated badly. AIDS is still being ignored : certain research is not been down towards a cure : it is appalling what they are not doing ti solve the AIDS problem.”
See the whole interview with this remarkable man who, along with all the other pioneering activists in Act-UP, made such a difference and saved so many lives.
