{"product_id":"hold-tight-gently-9781620971925","title":"Hold Tight Gently","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eIn December 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the release of protease inhibitors, the first effective treatment for AIDS. For countless people, the drug offered a reprieve from what had been a death sentence; for others, it was too late. In the United States alone, more than 318,000 people had already died from AIDS-related complications—among them the singer Michael Callen and the poet Essex Hemphill.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e“Relevant and heartbreaking” (\u003ci\u003eBay Area Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e), “incisive, passionate, and poetic” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), and “powerful” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eHold Tight Gently\u003c\/i\u003e is Martin Duberman's poignant memorial to two of the great unsung heroes of the early years of the epidemic. Callen, the author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Have Sex in an Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e, was a leading figure in the fight against AIDS in the face of willful denial under the Reagan administration. Hemphill, a passionate activist and the author of the celebrated \u003ci\u003eCeremonies\u003c\/i\u003e, was a critically acclaimed openly gay African American poet of searing intensity and introspection.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003eA profound exploration of the intersection of race, sexuality, class, and identity, \u003ci\u003eHold Tight Gently\u003c\/i\u003e captures both a generation struggling to cope with the deadly disease and the extraordinary refusal of two men to give in to despair.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Martin Duberman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48284371157243,"sku":"9781620971925","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_061e70c8-c478-47b2-a365-f384ed43642c.jpg?v=1771410621","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/hold-tight-gently-9781620971925","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}