Forrmer Surgeon General C. Everett Koop (Photo by © Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images

December 1 was World AIDS Day . For the first time since this global event was established in 1988, the United States government declined to observe it.

Around the world, countries marked the day with official proclamations, public health campaigns, and commemorative ceremonies. In San Francisco, the National AIDS Memorial commemorated World AIDS Day with two powerful, community-centered events at the National AIDS Memorial Grove (“the Grove”). But unlike last year, when President Joe Biden held an official ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House with the AIDS Memorial Quilt, President Donald Trump did not recognize, let alone participate, in any AIDS-re

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