ignoring it because it was called a gay disease. president reagan didn t give a speech on it until seven years after the first diagnosed case. for dr. anthony fauci it was a turning point. he became the top infectious disease expert, the same job he holds today. it was hard to get the resources you needed? in the beginning it was. we were trying to convince people that this was not something going away. that it would get worse and worse. a combo therapy was ushered in followed by better medications offering home. but there was no cure for the stigma. there is millions of people suffering from social rejection because other people believe they re infek sus shus and they re not. bruce richmond say says he was