Speaking to a crowd in Washington, D.C., the Simons talk about life with AIDS on National Children with AIDS Awareness Day, June 11, 1991. "People with AIDS in the United States of America need our government's help, not their denial," Doug said. The crowd was sparse, only 300 people. Three days earlier, more than 800,000 had gathered for the Desert Storm victory celebration.

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