Soon after the death of Larry Kramer on Wednesday, tributes began to pour in from people moved and personally affected by the outspoken AIDS activist and playwright who grabbed humanity’s attention 4 decades ago and never let go.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Kramer, a longtime resident of the state, was “the epitome, in the midst of a different plague, of New York tough.” “Larry Kramer was an artist, advocate and activist, whose fight for our community made people listen and helped save lives,” she wrote on Twitter. “May we honor his memory by continuing the march for full equality and justice for all.”
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