There are no ‘lockdowns’ – citizens are at liberty to move about freely.
And the only insanity is ignoring the health and safety guidelines.
It's amazing how history repeats itself, but with completely different responses.
Professors Stephen Engel of Bates and Timothy Lyle of Iona argue that the closing of gay bathhouses during the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis constituted a “dignity taking."
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On Jan. 6, 1986, New Yorkers pass by the shuttered St. Mark’s Baths in Greenwich Village. The institution was one of many gay bathhouses that the city closed in the 1980s as a response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. The order to close is posted on the front door
The 21st Street Baths, at 3244 21st St., turned off its steam room and shut down its adult...
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In the late 1970s, before anyone had heard of AIDS, there were 30 gay bathhouses in the city.
1987
May 13: With the quiet closing of the last gay bathhouse in San Francisco, city health officials breathed a sigh of relief
The 21st Street Baths, at 3244 21st St., turned off its steam room and shut down its adult movie theater, tossing in the towel because of the AIDS epidemic.
Businesses that fostered the spread of a deadly disease were shut down all across the country.
The difference is these establishments were permanently shut down, not just temporarily closed.