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World AIDS Day: "Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves" Presents Love In The Time Of The Epidemic

Today some consider HIV infection a manageable illness, but for an entire generation of gay men it was a dark cloud that threatened every aspect of life. Airing Monday on England's BBC 4, the three-part miniseries Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves depicts young love in Stockholm in the 1980s, when knowledge and treatments were scarce and fear and hysteria were rampant.

Based on a series of books by Swedish author Jonas Gardell, Gloves is an unflinching account of romance between 19-year-old Rasmus (Adam Palsson) and his boyfriend, Benjamin (Adam Lundgren), who is rejected by his Jehovah's Wtiness family when they discover he's gay. Scenes jump around chronologically, affording us glimpses into the fate of Rasmus, Benjamin and their friends as the epidemic rages on.

"This is a beautifully realized drama about the early years of the AIDS epidemic which has a poignant and affecting love story at its heart," said BBC Four's Sue Deeks.

Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves was critically acclaimed when it debuted in October 2012, picking up a Kristellan (Swedish Emmy) for Best Television Drama, and winning the Audience Award at the Series Mania Festival in Paris—where it beat out Game Of Thrones and House Of Cards.

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