Los Angeles County Hospital

Alternate Names
Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center
Sort Name
LAC + USC Medical Center ACT UP/LA Vigil
First Documented
1988
Last Documented
1989

LAC + USC Medical Center
2051 Marengo St
Los Angeles, CA 90033
United States

Abstract
The AIDS epidemic swept through the nation at the beginning of the 1980’s, with a speed and mortality rate that snapped the nation out of its golden age of sexual liberation. Major cities like Los Angeles, with a large gay population, saw rates of opportunistic infections skyrocket amongst otherwise healthy men. Los Angeles was quick to jump into action, responding with grassroots activism that quickly grew in size as well as structure. ACT UP (AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power) Los Angeles was officially formed in 1987, and they took to the streets to passionately fight for a group that is fighting for their own lives. Many of their demonstrations targeted public institutions like the CDC, FDA, and in this instance LA County + USC Medical Center.

LAC Hospital Protest

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act up march for aids ward

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Citations

Dominguez, Laura. “How the Remnant of a Mexican Rancho Became an LGBTQ Landmark.” KCET, 9 June 2017, www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/west-hollywoods-plummer-park-and-great-halllong-hall-landmarks-of-hivaids-activism.

“Los Angeles Conservancy.” The Forum | Los Angeles Conservancy, www.laconservancy.org/locations/los-angeles-countyusc-medical-center.

Roth, Benita. The Life and Death of ACT UP/LA: Anti-AIDS Activism in Los Angeles from the 1980s to the 2000s. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

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34.0574308, -118.2071514
Links
ACT UP/LA Historical Archive - Actions and Zaps
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POINT (-118.207581 34.057658)

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