July
19 - Activist and POZ columnist Stephen Gendin dies of AIDS-related complications at age 34 in New York City. (2000)
21 - Zero HIV Stigma Day
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21 – 25 The AIDS Memorial Quilt is displayed in its entirety for the first time since 1996 during the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC. (2012)
(Monument) iStock; (Quilt) Dreamstime.com
27 - The 10th annual Kiehl’s LifeRide ends in Los Angeles, having raised $100K to support cure research at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. (2019)
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August
20 - Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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23 - The Food and Drug Administration approves the drug Serostim (somatropin) to treat wasting symptoms in people with AIDS. (1996)
25 - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors declares August 25 as Brownie Mary Day to recognize the volunteer work of medical cannabis activist Mary Jane Rathbun, who was known for baking and distributing marijuana brownies to people with AIDS at San Francisco General Hospital. (1992)
Mary Jane Rathbun(Brownies) iStock; (Mary Jane Rathbun) Wikipedia
31 - National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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