In Salt Lake City, Utah, the AIDS crisis was severely complicated by the religious monoculture, leaving patients without support from the political, religious, or medical communities. Mormon culture also encouraged gay men to marry women and have a family to "cure" themselves of their "affliction," leading to secret affairs and accidental marital transmissions of HIV. With only one doctor serving all HIV/AIDS patients in the entire state and intermountain region, a courageous doctor fought to save the lives of a maligned population that others were willing to ignore.
Quiet Heroes
A compassionate doctor in Utah dares to challenge the status quo by fighting for the well-being of a marginalized group that is often ignored.
