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On This Gay Day | Tom Hanks won an Oscar for AIDS drama 'Philadelphia'

It was the first of several Best Actor awards for Hanks.

On This Gay Day | 'That's What Friends Are For' wins Grammy award

The song raised millions of dollars for HIV causes.

On This Gay Day | Liberace died in 1987 of an AIDS related illness

So many things happened on this day in history.

On This Gay Day | In 1982 the fight against HIV begins

The Gay Men's Health Crisis Inc was the first group dedicated to tacking what would later be identified as HIV.

On This Gay Day | The film ‘Philadelphia’ was released

It was one of the first studio films to focus on HIV.

On This Gay Day | Remembering Leonard Matlovich

The US airman appeared on the cover of TIME magazine in 1975 sharing that he was gay. He was discharged from the military.

On This Gay Day | Victorian Police raided the Tasty Nightclub

Victorian Police raid Tasty, resulting in a $10 million lawsuit On the 7th of August 1994, dozens of police officers entered the Tasty club...

On This Gay Day | The acronym AIDS is proposed in Washington

In 1982 experts gathered to work out a name for an illness they were struggling to define.

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