XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna. Interview with Paula Akugizibwe from AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA). She talks about stigma, what it is and how it is created.

This film tells the US story of the AIDS epidemic starting in the early 1980's. Scientists and activists, both pioneers and youths of today, talk about research, prevention, treatment and care. They also discuss stigma, homophobia and poverty as closely related to HIV and AIDS.