Larry Kramer in Love and Anger

From the beginning of the AIDS crisis, writer Larry Kramer became a passionate advocate, resembling a prophet from the Old Testament with his intense indignation. He condemned both the government’s deliberate inaction and the gay community’s reluctance to change potentially dangerous behaviors. As a co-founder of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis service organization and the ACT UP protest group, Kramer was both criticized by those who perceived his harsh words as self-loathing and praised by others who believe he was instrumental in alerting the gay community, as well as the government and medical institutions, to the catastrophic impact of the disease.