▁people . ▁We ' re ▁dying . ▁We ' re ▁dying ." ▁ ▁Pet rel is ▁sc ream ed , ▁" I ▁have ▁A ID S , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁taken ▁President ▁Re agan ▁six ▁years ▁to ▁say ▁the ▁word ▁A ID S ." ▁Camp us ▁security ▁officers ▁removed ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁Robinson ▁from ▁the ▁room , ▁and ▁det ained ▁them ▁for ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁re le asing ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁A ID S ▁Co al ition ▁to ▁Un le ash ▁Power ▁( ACT ▁UP ) ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁CD C ▁protest ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Pet rel is ▁received ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁play w right ▁Larry ▁K ram er , ▁asking ▁to ▁meet . ▁Having ▁read ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁Lav ender ▁Hill ▁M ob ' s ▁actions ▁at ▁the ▁CD C , ▁K ram er ▁wanted ▁to ▁discuss ▁such ▁confront ational ▁tact ics ▁as ▁ring ing ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁with ▁protest ers , ▁dis rupt ing ▁con gress , ▁and ▁shut ting ▁down ▁Wall ▁Street . ▁K ram er ▁told ▁Pet rel is ▁he ▁was ▁giving ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁Les bian , ▁Gay , ▁Bis ex ual ▁& ▁Trans gender ▁Community ▁Center ▁on ▁the ▁up coming ▁T ues day ▁night , ▁as ▁a ▁last - min ute ▁substitute ▁for ▁the ▁scheduled ▁speaker , ▁writer ▁N ora ▁E ph ron . ▁K ram er ▁ur ged ▁Pet rel is ▁to ▁inv ite ▁everyone ▁he ▁knew . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1