Larry Kramer, a militant homosexual and a pioneer of the fight against aids through the organization Act Up, died Wednesday in New York at the age of 84 years. "Rest in power ", has tweeted Act Up. "Your rage has helped to inspire our movement. We will continue to honor your name and your spirit by the action ", the organization added.

Larry Kramer, the author of many plays and screenplays, had himself contracted the HIV virus and suffered from multiple health problems all his life. But he remained active, and had shown in march at the New York Times to work on a new piece related to the pandemic of sars coronavirus. Quoting her husband, Daniel Webster, the daily has stated that he had died of pneumonia.