Wall of Dignity in the Damien Center

ID: 839 ~ Source: Indiana Historical Society ~ Creator: David Turk ~ Date: 2009
This file appears in: The Damien Center: AIDS In Indianapolis, 1981-?
Wall of Dignity in the Damien Center

This wall in the Damien Center remembers some of the Indiana men who died early in the battle against AIDS. The Center’s mission is to “to empower persons in Central Indiana affected by HIV/AIDS to move forward each day with dignity.” In the 1980s, the stigma attached to homosexuality and to AIDS made this a revolutionary message.

Image courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society.

This file appears in: The Damien Center: AIDS In Indianapolis, 1981-?

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