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Unfolded poster with the left side in large text:   if he were alive today he'd still be living with AIDS  In smaller text on the right side:  if he were alive today he'd be standing next to you if she were alive today you'd be texting her right now if he were alive today he'd be going gray if they were alive today I wonder what pronoun they'd be using if he were alive today he'd still be living with AIDS if he were alive today he would be at this opening if she were alive today she could tell you about getting arrested at City Hall if he were alive today you would have met him by now if she were alive today you'd be just her type if he were alive today he'd be outside smoking if they were alive today they'd still be living with AIDS if she were alive today she'd be having a hot flash if they were alive today they would have finished writing that book if he were alive today he'd have you on your knees if they were alive today you'd still be sharing an office if she were alive today she'd laugh at that if he were alive today I wonder if they would have gotten married if she were alive today she'd be going down on you tonight if he were alive today you could ask him about that if she were alive today she still couldn't afford healthcare if they were alive today you'd have such a crush on them if she were alive today she'd be out walking the dog if he were alive today you'd probably still be arguing about that if she were alive today maybe she'd have a gallery by now if he were alive today he'd never let them get away with that if he were alive today we'd be going dancing later if she were alive today she'd tie you up and spank you if he were alive today do you think he would have gotten sober if they were alive today they'd know exactly what to say if she were alive today she'd still be living with AIDS if he were alive today he'd have his arm around you if he were alive today he'd be in this pictureALT

fierce pussy, For the Record
34 × 22.75, New York⁠, 2013

via Letterform Archive

“In 1991, at an ACT UP meeting in New York, activists announced the formation of a new group—one that, at a moment of intense focus on the experiences of gay men during the AIDS crisis, would give voice to the lesbian feminist perspective. fierce pussy set their name in lowercase in part to signal their rejection of traditional hierarchical structure. This double-sided print details what those lost to AIDS would be doing had they lived, including the domestic (“walking the dog”), the erotic (“going down on you tonight”), the political (“still not being able to afford healthcare”), and the wistful (“going gray”).”

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