#silenceequalsdeath

[pinkpetalbee]

🌍❤️ Today, on World AIDS Day, we honor those we lost during the AIDS epidemic and reaffirm our commitment to ending the ongoing crisis. Silence is not an option—awareness, compassion, and action save lives. 🕊️✨

[silenceequalsd34th]

if this is the beginning of the end, { which in my opinion we are far past it } then I am going to use my voice to SAY SOMETHING. I will stand on this hill yelling into the void until we cease to be.

[actouttees]

Silence Equals Death

Act Out Tees is where creativity meets self-expression

[bettedavissmoking]

“David Wojnarowicz (Silence = Death),” Andreas Sterzing, 1989. This portrait of the artist David Wojnarowicz was made by Andreas Sterzing in 1989, a year in which AIDS was estimated by the Centers for Disease Control to be the second leading cause of death among men 25 to 44 years of age. Wojnarowicz started out as an avant-garde painter and filmmaker in Lower Manhattan, but his work became far more politically charged after he discovered, around 1987, that he was H.I.V. positive. His sewn-up mouth became a recurring image in his art and activism, a gesture that took the slogan “Silence = Death,” which had been adopted as a rallying cry by AIDS activists and serves as the picture’s subtitle, to its logical, literal extreme. The task of educating the public about the crisis was largely left to activists and artists like Wojnarowicz. “I think what I really fear about death is the silencing of my voice,” he once said. “I feel this incredible pressure to leave something of myself behind.” #WorldAIDSDay #DavidWojnarowicz #Wojnarowicz #AndreasSterzing #SilenceEqualsDeath #KnowYourStatus https://www.instagram.com/p/CW-BftRMIui/?utm_medium=tumblr

[uranus68]

Something everyone can think about as we head into Pride Sunday: Silence = Death ...a phrase that has followed me through most of my 52 years, and that still has a place in our lives today. Think back to the Holocaust, the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, the Stonewall Riots, and the long dark years of the AIDS crisis. It’s been a very long and difficult road...and we’re nowhere near done yet; however, we do have stars that have lit the way and shown each one of us what power we possess... Marsha P. Johnson Stormé DeLarverie Sir Lady Java Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Susan Stryker Felicia Elizondo Tamara Ching ...history is FULL of examples, but today I say your names. I am so grateful that my big sisters found the courage to fight for me. Now is OUR time. What legacy are we going to leave? #actup #pridewasariot #silenceequalsdeath #translivesmatter #blacklivesmatter (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB9fjzmj3sB/?igshid=1zfp1tt33jas

[okbyokaybye]

SILENCE = DEATH

[qaaba]

#silenceequalsdeath (at Spooky Hollow) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clpv3qgtuAf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cupcake-jme]

@worldaidsday - "Recent research found 63% of the public do not remember seeing or hearing about HIV in the past six months. Only a third said they have sympathy for people living with HIV regardless of how they acquired it. Our survey also found 1 in 5 think people think you can acquire HIV through kissing. Only 16% knew if someone is on effective treatment, they can’t pass HIV on and can expect to live a long and healthy life. World AIDS Day is the perfect time for us to raise much needed awareness about HIV. We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to end the HIV epidemic for good, but we must also continue fighting the stigma still experienced by people living with HIV. Your support can help us realise our vision of a future where HIV is no barrier to health or equality." @nationalaidstrust #NationalAidsTrust @ejaf @hivisnotacrime @theaidsmemorial @aidsunited @aidswalkokc @okaidscarefund @aids_conference @thtorguk #PositivelyMedicated #LiveLifeIrie #CupCake #HIV #AIDS #WorldAidsDay #Advocate #AdvocateLikeAMFer #Awareness #EducateDontHate #UEqualsU #KnowYourStatus #ART #Prep #SilenceEqualsDeath #SilenceIsDeadly #EndStigma #EndAids2030 #RockTheRibbon #SeeRed (at Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CloozynO4z3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sodomighty]

THE GOSPEL OF THE PROPHYLACTIC (written 12/01/2010) photo @housingworks HK 2012 woke up just now to a shiver the curtain in my bedroom flapping in the wind of a damp day old man winter has been fighting with the atmosphere lately struggling to force upon the world his bitter ways its the first day of december a day that has had a different significance for as long as i can recall desire never in my life has my promiscuity or even my mental sexual adventures not been embalmed with the didactic of the idea that my dance could be deadly but trudging along with that filthy stain i have been infiltrated time and time again with the mind altering unsophisticated pain of the guilt of being spared of the poison i have been reckless and uninhibited i have been irresponsible and naughty i have been on a rampage of anonymity i have preached the gospel of the prophylactic yet have many times refused to open my missalette i have trolled the underbelly of the filthiest city in the world and yet i have come up above untainted i have been anchored with envy at those who wear the scarlet stained symbol of addition their bills paid and problems seemingly solved i have shared my goals and dreams with them i have shared partners and pipes as well left with the emptiness of the missing quotient dividing the reason that makes me so special impenetrable and indestructible leaving the only solace in the shrapnel that i am a proud sentinel of this war twisting my confusion and carnal calypsos into ammunition and fortitude and love i have heard many a pill bottle rattle the percussion of an arrhythmic drum circle i have had my voice turn hoarse at rallies and marches and protests i have had my eyes grow red and my vision blurry at far too many morbid memorials hoping one day for the heroes to rest in joy and the victims to finally rest in peace in the moratorium of the antebellum - Chauncey Dandridge #worldaidsday #chaunceydandridge #poetry #outspirational #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #originalwriting #chaunceythepoet #newyorkcity #artforfreedom #changetheworld #dosomething #revolutionoflove #flashback #silenceequalsdeath https://www.instagram.com/houseofdandridge/p/Bq3CBj2nNHC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1avrhkrnuxc6s

[nobutforrealthough]

I will fully admit, sometimes I will avoid reblogging serious posts because I don’t know a lot about the issue/story/person, and I don’t want to seem disingenuous. When I rapid fire reblog weird ships and quirky art, then come across a post about the pain and injustice POC are going through/have been through, it seems tone deaf to toss that in with the ridiculous stuff that takes up 90% of my blog. However, I see now that it’s more important to continue giving those posts a voice in the hopes of creating a better future.

asians: pls care about racism against us

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[bunsonganak05]

Fiertè Montrèal 🏳️‍🌈 #xoxo #pride #happypride #montreal #quebec #canada #mapleleaf #liveoutloud #liveyalife #livelifehappy #silenceequalsdeath #itgetsbetter #celebrate #liveyourtruth #lgbtqia #lgbt #queerasfolk #unicorn #colorsoftherainbow #rosietheriveter #happyfeetonthego #catchflightsnotfeelings #wanderlust ✌️🌈❤️🇨🇦🦄✈️🌎💪🏼👯‍♀️ (at Montreal, Quebec)

[virtualboricua]

We desperately need some Critical Gender Theory lessons within the independence movement! #MisogynyKills #BelieveBIPOCWomen #SupportYourSisters #HomophobiaKills #TransLivesMatter #SilenceEqualsDeath #StopUpholdingPatriarchy #FuckTheState #FuckThePolice #NoGodsNoMasters #StopWorshippingFalseIdols #TheRevolutionWillNotBeSexist #IBelieveYou Necesitamos desesperadamente algunas lecciones de teoría crítica de género dentro del movimiento independentista! #LaMisoginiaMata #CreerALasMujeresBIPOC #ApoyaATusHermanas #ElHomofobiaMata #LasVidasTransImportan #ElSilencioEsIgualALaMuerte #DejaDeDefenderElPatriarcado #QueSeJodaElEstado #QueSeJodaLaPolicía #LaRevoluciónNoSeráSexista #SinDiosesSinAmos #DejarDeAdorarALosFalsosídolos #TeCreo https://www.instagram.com/p/CT5VspHJ5SfeGv6glfHS1SzSRsA_8Qv28x3SI00/?utm_medium=tumblr

[adamsnest]

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Anticipating a strange summer ahead, and reminding all the visitors to Provincetown to be respectful and patient with everyone as we navigate to keep everyone safe during COVID-19.  This last day of June marks the end of another pride month.  Strange to watch the Black Lives Matter protests, and Queer Liberation March from afar in Provincetown, but the work that humanity needs to do on so many fronts is immense.  Yesterday I listened to Avram Finklestein and Ian Bradley-Perrin discuss the significance of iconic HIV/AIDS posters, the evolving place of HIV/AIDS iconography in American History, and the place of the HIV/AIDS image canon in our contemporary experience with COVID-19.  Later in the evening, followed by David France’s “Welcome to Chechnya”; a documentary that brings to light the atrocities faced by the LGBTQ community in Chechnya, while highlighting an extraordinary group of people confronting the brutality head-on.”   The numbers of people protesting around the globe does give one hope, but do not underestimate the work that needs to be done.  The violence and systemic racism experienced by black people in America is extensive and we must all work to force change.  In the words of Audre Lorde, “Your silence will not protect you.”  Pride is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year; may the end of June be only that, and we move ahead fighting for the change we all need for a just, equal, free, and compassionate America for all its citizens. “Until we are all free, we are none of us free.” Emma Lazarus #silenceequalsdeath #blacklivesmatter #whitesilenceisviolence #equality #justice #saytheirnames #gunreformnow (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCDfaLmBqzu/?igshid=urd7516741ap

[themilestoneclub]

TONIGHT at #TheMilestoneClub in #CharlotteNC - @TheFillIns & @SilverTongueDevils w/ @JacksonFigBand & New Jersey's @SilenceEqualsDeath bar opens at 6pm / show starts at 9pm sharp / ages 18 & up welcome / no one admitted without valid photo ID (no exceptions) / masks required inside #northcarolina #queencity #queencitync #qcnc #qc #thequeencity #thequeencitync #charlottesgotalot #clture #westcharlotte #westclt #clt #cltnc #tuckaseegee #thefillins #silvertonguedevils #silenceequalsdeath #jacksonfig #jacksonfigband #MilestoneClub #worldfamousmilestone #worldfamousmilestoneclub #milestone #themilestone #crowntown #bankertown #carolinas #carolina (at The Milestone Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTFkdsxJH6W/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hate5sixofficial]

Silence Equals Death May 22, 2021 Landmine Studios Ewing, NJ