Sex Positive includes the following podcast episodes on some of these API activists. By pushing the envelope of public discourse about sex and sexuality, these early activists reframed a panethnic sexual identity at a time when the disease bred so much stigma, fear, and even hatred in the public for those who were infected. This is the paradox of AIDS as a disease and a movement. While it drove many to die alone in shame, AIDS also compelled many others to become political actors in our democracy, setting up the stage for broader social struggles for years to come.