ABSTRACT

BEARING WITNESS IS A STORY ABOUT HOPE, a statement of faith in the human spirit. By dint of circumstance, it is two stories rolled into one. On the one hand, it is the tale of how volunteerism became the most necessary and reliable response to the political problems caused by AIDS and, on the other, it is a chronicle of how the gay community mobilized itself in the service of transformation to contain and resolve the social, psychological, and spiritual issues that the disease raised.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|6 pages

"Morality" and AIDS Issues

part |2 pages

Part One : Aids: The Issues

chapter 1|10 pages

Getting Involved

chapter 4|18 pages

Democratization and the Response to AIDS

part |2 pages

Part Two: Ideology: Volunteeris mand AIDS

chapter 8|16 pages

Gay Volunteerism Before and After AIDS

chapter 10|16 pages

Volunteerism and Voluntary Associations

chapter 12|16 pages

GMHC as Organizationa lSuccess and Problem

chapter 13|14 pages

Homophobia, Bearing Witness, and Empowerment

chapter |8 pages

Notes

chapter |16 pages

Bibliography

chapter |2 pages

About the Book and Author