The GirlfriendsDuring the early AIDS crisis, one man was wrongly branded “Patient Zero.” As airlines began hiring male flight attendants, fear and homophobia converged around Gaëtan Dugas, turning him into a symbol of blame. This episode exposes how flawed science and stigma created a myth with lasting harm.
The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/
You heard archive from CBS’s 60 Minutes.
SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS
United States
Mental Health
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – call or text 988, or chat online - https://988lifeline.org/
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) – education, support groups, and helpline: 1-800-950-6264 - https://www.nami.org/
LGBTQ+ Support / Homophobia
- The Trevor Project – crisis support for LGBTQ+ youth: call, text or chat via 988 – ‘press 3’- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
- The LGBT National Help Center – peer support and hotline services - https://lgbthotline.org/
United Kingdom
Mental Health
- Samaritans – 24/7 phone support at 116 123 - https://www.samaritans.org/
- Mind – mental health information and support - https://www.mind.org.uk/
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- Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline – support via phone, chat, email - https://switchboard.lgbt/
- https://lgbt.foundation/
Australia
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Canada
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- Talk Suicide Canada – call or text 988 (nationwide) - https://988.ca/
- Crisis Services Canada – nationwide crisis support network - https://thelifelinecanada.ca/
LGBTQ+ Support
- LGBT YouthLine – text, chat, and phone support across Canada - https://www.youthline.ca/
- PFLAG Canada – national peer-support network - https://pflagcanada.ca/
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