Established in 1982 in response to government inaction against HIV, _____ provided such vital services as a hotline run from a member's living room. Its early years were depicted in The Normal Heart, a play written by one of its founding members.

With leaders such as Mathilde Krim, Joseph Sonnabend, and Elizabeth Taylor, ____ has been dedicated to raising funds to support scientific and medical research for HIV/AIDS, often merging science and celebrity powers.