Magic Johnson & HIV

Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of Magic Johnson announcing to the world that he was HIV+. Sports talk shows were filled yesterday with where were you when stories, and I honestly don't remember where I was. I remember the day and I remember thinking Magic was not long for this world, and I also remember Elizabeth Glaser telling him before she died that the drug cocktail came along too late to save her, but that she knew he was going to make it. I also remember what a shock it was that he contracted it and how I don't really to this day believe his story about how he contracted it. I do think that because he did contract it, that he mainstreamed HIV and people became much more willing to discuss it and that was very much needed at the time.