I appreciated this weeks reading “Hot to Think Like an Activist” for breaking down what can at times seem like a daunting or overwhelming task. Frequently I feel the biggest road block to activism is just figuring out where to begin. I chose to watch “United in Anger” and I found it interesting to imagine how different that fight would have been in our current era of social media. As Syfret points out, social media has been extremely helpful in speeding up activism, and just in being able to get information out. One of the things I’ve always admired about the Act Up movement was their organization in getting information out to what was then quite an isolated and hidden community. Also, their ability to adapt in battling an unknown adversary. Of course they had stumbles and infighting along the way, but it’s amazing when you consider how what they fought for and were able to achieve shaped a lot of the policy that helped us in this current pandemic. Syfret’s comments on unity in diversity also makes me think of the strength allies  lent to the movement. The invaluable contributions of other members of the LGBTQ+ community outside of the heavily effected gay community, those who recognized that it was a fight for the community as a whole, and those outside the community who recognized that this wasn’t just a gay issue. And the visibility people like Madonna and Princess Diana brought to the crisis. That marginalized community needed the help of those outside it, especially as AIDS was decimating and weakening them.