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 | Magic Johnson stuns the world with his announcement that he is HIV positive. The news results in record numbers of people taking HIV antibody tests. The S.F. AIDS Foundation's hotline is besieged with over 3,000 calls a day from concerned individuals seeking information and referrals. |
| Congress authorizes the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) Act. |
| The red ribbon is introduced as a symbol of AIDS awareness by Visual AIDS and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. |
| A national debate on HIV-infected health care workers follows reports that patients in Florida may have been infected by their dentist. |
| Bristol-Myers receives FDA approval to market ddI to those who cannot tolerate AZT or who no longer derive benefit from it. |
 | The Education Department launches a number of provocative campaigns: "Crack . . . Sex . . . AIDS" bus cards aim a safe sex message at African American women who use crack, while "Reinforce Your Love" bus shelter posters urge gay and bisexual youth to use condoms. An ad in Image magazine of the San Francisco Examiner reminds the general public that "Sex Is Good" and encourages responsible safe sex behavior and antibody testing. |
| The Public Policy Department creates a state legislative affairs program with funding from the Irvine Foundation. Through this program, the S.F. AIDS Foundation organizes an ambitious AIDS Lobby Day in Sacramento. Public Policy staff also help to draft legislation which would allow San Francisco and other California communities to implement needle exchange as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention effort. |
| Positive News, the S.F. AIDS Foundation's easy-to-read treatment newsletter, debuts in English, Spanish, Filipino and Chinese. |
| As early intervention emerges as a focus for HIV education, the S.F. AIDS Foundation publishes Early Care for HIV Disease, a state-of-the-art primer for HIV-positive people. |
| Federal Ryan White CARE funds allow expansion of the S.F. AIDS Foundation emergency housing program. |
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