"This year, for the first time since it was established in 1988, the U.S. did not commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1."
"This week, we're traveling back in time, to visit a queer church that provided refuge and support to San Francisco's gay community during the height of the AIDS crisis. We're bringing you the first episode of a new podcast called We All Get To Heaven , which draws on sound from 1,200 cassette tapes - recordings of songs, memorials, and sermons from the Metropolitan Community Church."
"It brings to life voices of loss, and of faith, of people who refused to abandon their spirituality or their queerness, and who built a community that could hold both."
The U.S. did not commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1 for the first time since the observance was established in 1988. The World Health Organization reports more than 630,000 deaths from HIV-related illnesses in 2024. San Francisco's Metropolitan Community Church provided refuge and support to the city's gay community during the height of the AIDS crisis. Archivists preserved 1,200 cassette tapes containing songs, memorials, and sermons from the church. The recordings capture voices of loss and faith and document how people refused to abandon their spirituality or their queerness. Those recordings reveal a community that sustained both spiritual practice and queer identity while building mutual support and remembrance.
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