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mahatmakanejeeves

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1. It's hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP's scientific development.

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Sun Apr 19, 2026, 05:23 PM

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‪Gregg Gonsalves
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It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/health/iris-long-dead.html

Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92
www.nytimes.com
5:05 PM · Apr 18, 2026

Itâ€™s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UPâ€™s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...
— Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) 2026-04-18T21:05:18.844Z

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