David France

David France

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1948 -

Occupation

Entertainment, Journalist

Notable Achievements

Lambda Literary Award

Description

Investigative journalist on LGBTQ issues. Director of the films 'How to Survive a Plague', a portrait of men and women who started Act Up, and 'The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson' (2017). Created the film 'Welcome to Chechnya' which details the Russian republic's deadly war on gays (2020). Award winning journalist and author, including the book 'How To Survive A Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS' (2016, Lambda Literary Award).

See Also

• LGBTQ Investigative Journalists and Editors
• Prominent Members of ACT UP

Further Reading/Research

• http://surviveaplague.com/
• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/12/how-to-survive-a-plague-review-david-france-activists-aids-treatment-hiv
• http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/books/book-reviews/david-frances-how-to-survive-a-plague-remembers-the-people-on-the-ground-who-stopped-an-epidemic

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