n this excerpt from an oral history recorded by the Rainbow History Project in Washington DC on December 11, 2012, Activist Ron Simmons describes the experience of being an HIV positive in the 1980s and being prescribed medication that had not been properly studied. Then, he goes on to describe the sequence of events that brought him from being a Howard University professor to the First Executive Director of Us Helping Us, People into Living.
About the Rainbow History Project:
The mission of the Rainbow History Project is to collect, preserve, and promote an active knowledge of the history, arts, and culture relevant to sexually diverse communities in metropolitan Washington DC.