CHELSEA J. CARTER looks at the fighters who have given a face and a voice to the struggle against AIDS.
They give a face and a voice to AIDS, speaking up for those killed by the disease and those too ill to speak.
They have called for better funding and better care. They have protested for more research and cheaper AIDS drugs. They march in the streets and work quietly behind the scenes, in Middle America and along the coasts, north to south, east to west.
For 25 years, people have stood up and stepped forward to fight AIDS and to help those with the disease. They are the activists. These images tell their story.
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