Today in History: First report published about disease later identified as AIDS
- Posted on May 18, 2025
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Today in History: First report published about disease later identified as AIDS

On May 18, 1981, the New York Native, a gay newspaper, carried a story concerning rumors of “an exotic new disease” among LGBTQ+ people; it was the first published report about what came to be know…