On October 19, 1989 ACT UP NY hosted an historic three hour meeting with Anthony Fauci, the then Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), at The Gay and Lesbian Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The audience was allowed to ask Fauci questions related to HIV disease progression, treatment, community-based drug trials and allegations of homophobia in relation to Community Research Initiative funding.
Front row (L-R): Peter Staley, Jay Kevin Funk, Mark Harrington, Simon Watney, Peggy Hamburg, Anthony Fauci, Richard Elovich and Charlie Franchino
Back row (L-R): David Barr, Ken Fornataro, Spencer Cox, Larry Kramer, Dr. Suzanne Phillips, Keith Alcorn, Steve Rosenbush