The Ryan White Story

The Ryan White Story a 1989 Made-For-TV movie that tells the true story of Ryan White, an Indiana teenager who was diagnosed with AIDS in the 80s after contracting HIV through a contaminated blood treatment. At a time when little was understood about HIV/AIDS and fear and misinformation were widespread, Ryan faced discrimination and was prevented from attending school because of his diagnosis. Despite these challenges, Ryan and his family fought for his right to an education and worked to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. His courage and determination helped change public attitudes toward people living with HIV and made him an important figure in the history of the AIDS epidemic. Sources: https://www.pbs.org/video/retro-report-on-pbs-season-1-episode-8-forgotten-history-aids/ https://ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/about/ryan-white https://www.wrtv.com/lifestyle/history/throwback-in-1989-abc-airs-the-ryan-white-story https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-16-ca-299-story.html https://www.childrensmuseum.org/stories/just-a-normal-kid-10-facts-about-ryan-white https://www.afmc.org/blog/ryan-white This Week in Queer History https://web.archive.org/web/20071012032359/http://www.ryanwhite.com/pages/timeline.html https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/one-teenager-s-battle-attend-school-and-tells-us-framing-disease https://time.com/6340507/ryan-white-world-aids-day/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/16HV4n5nBHvPqnmvK1jYvg-RDY6BL2sBZKR1dhL7ZkJQ/edit?tab=t.0 Follow RESIDUE on IG @residuepodcast / FB & TT at Residue: A True Crime Podcast Cover Art by Tricia Cappelli Theme Song titled Full Moon by Andrew Greacen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices