18 Intimate Portraits Of Same-Sex Couples In The 1980s

Sage Sohier’s portraits of the gay community were taken at a time of great fear over the AIDS virus.

In the mid-1980s, the fear over AIDS was at its peak.

Bill & Ric, with Ric's daughter Kate, San Francisco, 1987.

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Pinky & Diane, with 2 of Diane's 8 children, Kenner, LA, 1988.

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There was a culture of fear and stigma: some feared it could be passed on through day-to-day contact.

Lloyd & Joel, San Francisco, 1987.

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Chris & Cris, Provincetown, MA, 1986.

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