There were ghosts everywhere: an oral history of AIDS in Provincetown
From: Sarah Yahm
Length: 00:12:13
Provincetown is both a gay vacation mecca and a small fishing village on the tip of Cape Cod. This piece examines the way AIDS affected this unique small town in the 80's and 90's.
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Provincetown is both a gay vacation mecca and a small fishing village on the tip of Cape Cod. This piece examines the way AIDS affected this unique small town in the 80's and 90's.
3 Comments
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Great StoryVery well done. |
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Truly overwhelmedThis piece gripped my conscious from the sounds of surf to the echoing voices. I closed my eyes and saw myself there in Cape Cod watching as you told the story. |
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Wesley Horner
Posted on June 15, 2011 at 11:10 AM | Permalink
Beautiful piece
As one who lived in Provincetown during those years (and know a lot of the people in the piece), I can attest to how well Sarah's piece captures both the horror and - strangely - the beauty in how tiny Provincetown dealt with the overwhelming impact of HIV. Nice work, Sarah!