Congress sent powerful warning about rampant transphobia inspired by iconic 80s AIDS slogan
“If transphobia kills me forget burial – drop my body on the steps of Congress,” the slogan reads. Painted on the back of a denim jacket – presumably inspired by artist David Wojnarowicz’s – the image surfaced on Twitter over the weekend. Wojnarowicz wore his denim jacket in 1988 at the height of the AIDS crisis. The slogan read: “If I die of AIDS – forget burial – just drop my body on the steps of the F.D.A.” Wojnarowicz died of AIDS-related complications in 1992, at the age of 37....
