For other people named Ryan White, see Ryan White (disambiguation).
Ryan White
White in 1989
Born
Ryan Wayne White
(1971-12-06)December 6, 1971
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Died
April 8, 1990(1990-04-08) (aged 18)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Cause of death
AIDS-related pneumonia
Resting place
Cicero Cemetery Cicero, Indiana
Occupation
Student
Parent(s)
Jeanne Elaine Hale (mother) Hubert Wayne White (father)
Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990)[1] was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagnosis of AIDS.
As a haemophiliac, he became infected with HIV from a contaminated factor VIII blood treatment and, when diagnosed in December 1984, was given six months to live. Doctors said he posed no risk to other students, as AIDS is not an airborne disease and spreads solely through bodily fluids, but AIDS was poorly understood by the general public at the time. When White tried to return to school, irate parents and teachers in Howard County rallied against his attendance due to unwarranted concerns of the disease spreading to other students and staff. A lengthy administrative appeal process ensued, and news of the conflict turned White into a popular celebrity and advocate for AIDS research and public education. Surprising his doctors, White lived five years longer than predicted. He died on April 8, 1990, one month before his high school graduation.
During the 1980s, AIDS was largely stigmatized as an illness impacting the gay community. In the U.S., that perception shifted with the media focus placed on White and other prominent heterosexual HIV-infected people such as Magic Johnson, Arthur Ashe and the Ray brothers, although these cases were often framed as "innocent" against gay men who were seen as "guilty" subjects. The U.S. Congress passed a major piece of AIDS legislation, the Ryan White CARE Act, shortly after White's death, which was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush in August 1990. The act has been reauthorized twice; Ryan White programs are the largest provider of services for people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States.
^"A Timeline of Key Events in Ryan's Life". Ryanwhite.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
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