In a Facebook post related to AIDS Day, former State Representative Debra Danburg noted yesterday that the group that became the AIDS Foundation of Houston was originally called the Kaposi’s Sarcoma Foundation. She was one of the founders, and a board member when the group was organized in the early 80s.
Kaposi’s Sarcoma is a tumor caused by infection with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), and was often seen in young men with HIV infections.
The Kaposi group had an office in the Montrose area, and the company I worked for at the time had a copy machine there. Several of the technicians refused to service that copier, or even set foot in the place.
I hadn’t heard the term in years. Maybe that’s a good thing.
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