When Designing Women Taught America About AIDS

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In the 1980s, where could Americans turn for the truth about HIV? Oddly enough, Designing Women was educating the country about AIDS when few others would. Season 2, Episode 4, entitled “Killing all the Right People” featured AIDS, gay men, and condoms … and of course a shouting speech by Julia Sugarbaker.

Thank you Matt Baume!

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