Collection: Activism Then & Now

Kickline underneath police barricade, 1988

People from ACT UP performing a kickline underneath a police barricade. ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) was founded in 1987 at The LGBT Community Center as the first organization in the U.S. to fight for visibility and support for those suffering from the AIDS virus. Photograph from The LGBT Community Center National History Archives (photographer unknown).