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David Lawrence Kirby (December 6, 1957 – May 5, 1990) was an American HIV/AIDS activist, and the subject of a photograph taken at his deathbed by Therese Frare. The image was published in Life magazine, which called it the "picture that changed the face of AIDS". The image shows Kirby, near death, a vacant look on his face, and his father holding his son's head in a moment of grief. Other members of Kirby's immediate family are seated next to him. Life featured the image in its November 1990 issue, after which it gained first national and then international attention. The picture was later used by United Colors of Benetton in an advertising campaign, with the permission of Kirby's family, who felt that its use would show the devastating effects of AIDS. Therese Frare's relationship to David Kirby While a patient at Pater Noster House, a hospice for people with AIDS, Kirby established a relationship with Therese Frare, a college student from Ohio University. Frare was at Pater Noster for college project credit shadowing a caregiver named Peta, who was providing care to Kirby. Peta was also HIV positive and formed a strong bond of trust with Kirby and Kirby's family. Because of the relationship between Peta and Frare, Kirby became familiar with Frare. He said that Frare could photograph him in his declining condition, as long as the pictures would not be used for profit. Frare was with Peta when co-workers contacted Peta with the news that Kirby's condition was growing worse and that his impending death was expected. Kirby's family invited Frare into the room to record the final moments of his life and their grief at his death. The family said that they hoped some good would come of the images Frare took of the final moments of their son's life. When published by Life, the image shocked the national conscience in the United States with its graphic imagery. While the public knew that AIDS killed, many only knew of its effects in the abstract. AIDS was still thought to be a "gay" disease and much of populace was relatively uninformed about the disease. The image also helped the greater public to connect to the family's grief at losing their son. Life received complaints about the graphic nature of the image, but felt that it was in line with the magazine's mission of telling a story of life and death through visual imagery. Frare's image also won the 2nd prize in the 1991 World Press Photo General News contest. 1992 Benetton advertising campaign Following the Life publication, the Kirby family allowed the clothing company United Colors of Benetton to use the image in a 1992 advertising campaign, feeling that its story would reach a worldwide audience. Fallout from the campaign came from many sources, including the Catholic Church which felt that the image was an inappropriate allusion to artistic imagery of the Virgin Mary cradling Jesus Christ after the crucifixion. The image being made public brought the AIDS crisis, and the patient rights and ethics surrounding HIV/AIDS, into view of the broader public, allowing for a new wave of empathy. Patient stories like David Kirby helped further the AIDS Action Now movement by shining a light on the hidden political motivations, beliefs, and policies embedded within society and the medical field. Both the Tim McCaskell and Philip Berger transcripts of the AIDS Activist History Project also show AIDS advocates, or more broadly - patient advocates, standing their ground in academic and public spaces. They advocated for the right to inclusion and bodily autonomy and made clear their ability to withhold or withdraw consent and participation in research and medical trials at any time. In 2012, Frare told Life that David's father Bill Kirby expressed the family's feelings on the use of the picture by United Colors of Benetton when he told Frare, "Listen, Therese. Benetton didn't use us, or exploit us. We used them. Because of them, your photo was seen all over the world, and that's exactly what David wanted." References External links Behind the picture that changed the face of AIDS. Discover the David Kirby popular books. Find the top 100 most popular David Kirby books.
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Queerstories
Maeve MarsdenThere's more to being queer than coming out and getting married. This exciting and contemporary collection contains stories that are as diverse as the LGBTQIA+ community from which...
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Dana
David William KirbyThe story of a woman and the baggage she has in her head. A chance meeting on a train leads to a journey through space and time which helps her come to terms with the abuse suffere...
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The Gift
David William KirbyA play about a man's descent into madness. A young man starts collecting dead bodies in his small flat and does not understand why, based on the killings of Dennis Neilson but not ...
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Uthur and the Secret of the Dragon
David William KirbyThe story of metals and how they helped people move from the Stone Age into the Bronze. A screenplay telling the story of Uther Pendragon and his flight after his realm is invaded ...
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The Detention Detectives
Lis Jardine'Sharply drawn... convincingly humorous and stroppy' The Guardian"Finding a dead body at my new school was a pretty rubbish way to start. But actually getting mixed up in the case...
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Centroplex Ford v. David Kirby and Beth Kirby
Third District, Austin No. 3-87-007-CV Court of Appeals of TexasBRADY, J. Centroplex Ford appeals from a judgment awarding damages for breach of warranty arising out of an auto repair. The suit was brought under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practi...
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Killers Moon
David William KirbyThe story of a woman's life, from her teens in a Polish Death camp, to her retirement in Jaffa Isreal looking back at her life as a trained Killer. A story about revenge, love and ...
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The Ladybird Book of The Quiet Night In
Jason Hazeley & Joel MorrisGot some time on your hands? Then why not make yourself a cup of tea, grab a biscuit and settle down in your favourite armchair to read this unputdownable guide to The Quiet Night ...
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The Meditations of Thomas Sandoski
David William KirbyThomas Sandoski is an ordinary Polish farmer in a loving relationship with a beautiful woman, Sarah, on the outskirts of Warsaw. Although they have no children Sarah's sister, Sele...
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The Cycling Anthology
Lionel Birnie & Ellis BaconTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CYCLING IN FIVE VOLUMESVolume One of The Cycling Anthology, a collection of the best writing on cycling by some of the sport's leading writers. Between them, ...
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A Sense of Freedom
David William KirbyOriginally published as 'Burglars' this novel follows the story of a single mother and her last year of freedom. We find the police investigating an unusual series of crimes which ...
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The Fighters
C. J. ChiversThe harrowing account of US soldiers caught in America’s forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that The New York Times calls “relentless...a classic of war reporting,” by Pulitzer P...
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Pizazz vs The Demons
Sophy HennThe fourth book in a SUPER (like, actually, with powers and stuff) new series for readers aged 7+ from the amazingly talented illustrator and author Sophy Henn! Brimming...
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Before Now and After
David William KirbyThe story of the Tetragramatton, A Name of Power used in Ceremonial Magick, which has been hidden from mankind for over two thousand years.This fictional history of 'The Word' is p...
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Born to Ride
Stephen RocheIn 1987, Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche had an extraordinary year – the year to end all years.June 1987: Winner of the Giro d’Italia July 1987: Secured the yellow jersey at the...
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The Ladybird Book of The New You
Jason Hazeley & Joel MorrisThe essential guide for those looking to reinvent themselves starting next week, next month or next year . . .Stella spent £190 on makeup designed to achieve that 'no makeup ' look...
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The Wailing on the While
David William KirbyThe shocking true story of three delinquent teenagers who decide to leave the violence at home and school in 1970's Essex. They end up squatting in a disused row of Victorian cotta...
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Boy Out in Africa and Lady Mandrax
David William KirbyAn introduction to my work, Boy Out In Africa is the true story of a gay teenager growing up in a turbilant Cape Town during the 1970s. Bouncing from one shag to another he learns ...
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Denial
Mark Blaxill & Dan OlmstedEven as the autism rate soars and the cost to our nation climbs well into the billions, a dangerous new idea is taking hold: There simply is no autism epidemic.The question is star...
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Malediction
David William KirbyA ghost story set between the death of the English king, Henry 8th, and the coronation of his daughter Mary Tudor. Religious and political persecution run rampant as the country sw...