Part of the history of the AIDS epidemic is buried on Hart Island
July 3, 2018 7:17 PM   Subscribe

 
Holy crap. I never knew...damn…

this breaks my heart wide open.
posted by Mike Mongo at 7:46 PM on July 3, 2018 [1 favorite]


The NYT article in the midst of an absolutely goddamn heart wrenching read deadnames Rachel Humphreys. Insult to injury indeed.
posted by nikaspark at 8:36 PM on July 3, 2018 [16 favorites]


nikaspark, that struck me as unusually insensitive as well. I'm going to email them about it.
posted by piratebowling at 8:41 PM on July 3, 2018 [6 favorites]


Thank you. I hope they correct it. If they do I’ll flag my comment for deletion.

The more I learn about what happened in that time the more rage filled angry I get about it.

We can never forget. And never let people forget.
posted by nikaspark at 9:01 PM on July 3, 2018 [7 favorites]


The way the city runs Hart Island just seems needlessly cruel. It would be sad enough to find out a loved one is buried there, but the strict limitations on visitation, prohibition on photos, etc., and minimal to nonexistent record keeping make it many times worse.
posted by TedW at 9:19 PM on July 3, 2018 [4 favorites]


“I said, ‘Do you think the other dead people will catch it from them?’ and they said, ‘Well, we didn’t know what to do.’”

None of us do dear, none of us do.
posted by Twang at 11:25 PM on July 3, 2018


The more I learn about what happened in that time the more rage filled angry I get about it.


I lived through it. Imagine my rage. I'm still angry.
posted by james33 at 4:14 AM on July 4, 2018 [9 favorites]


God thats so fucked. How do we erect a monument that honors these people and allows loved ones a dignified place to grieve?
posted by Conrad-Casserole at 12:30 PM on July 4, 2018


I've heard of this island before.

Far and away the saddest part, for me, is that small child buried there. A child simply called "Baby 1". Why did no one want to bury him (or her) somewhere they could visit? Why do they not have a name? Did the child's mother and father also both succumb?

These things make me want to hug my kid...
posted by maxcelcat at 9:37 PM on July 4, 2018 [1 favorite]


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