Dr. Anthony Fauci talks gay bathhouses with Terry Gross

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert that has become the leading voice of reason on COVID-19 in the United States, has opened up about his experience dealing with another national epidemic: the AIDS crisis. Much as with the conspiracy theorist fanatics of COVID, AIDS conspiracy theorists did their best to silence Fauci, including sending him death threats.

Fauci recalled to Fresh Air host Terry Gross the chaos and fear of the AIDS years. Gay activist Larry Kramer openly accused Fauci of murder during the epidemic, and activists staged violent protests outside Fauci’s office in the National Institutes of Allergies and Infectious Diseases. They also began to personally harass Fauci, threatening his life.

“The activists were justified in their concerns,” Fauci reflected. “They seemed like they were threatening, but never for a single moment did I ever feel threatened by the AIDS activists.”

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Fauci went on to reveal that he did his own amount of field research–by showing up to gay bathhouses in New York and San Francisco. The aim, he says, was to get a first-hand look at the sexual practices to gain a better understanding of how HIV was spread.

“I rapidly came to the conclusion that if I were in their position, I would be doing exactly what they were doing,” he said of AIDS activists.

Fauci then explained to Gross the jarring reaction…

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