BONUS EPISODE: dALLAS gAY ALLIANCE V PARKLAND HOSPITAL PART 1

In 1988, the Dallas Gay Alliance, the city’s largest gay and lesbian rights organization, sued Parkland Hospital over its treatment of people with AIDS, claiming that the county-funded public hospital was failing to live up to its mission of providing healthcare to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. Their action caused a rift in the Dallas gay and lesbian community, as many activists opposed using a lawsuit against what they perceived as a friend of the community. Would the DGA’s lawsuit be able to improve the quality of care that people with AIDS received at Parkland?