This issue of the Bay Area Reporter, published November 12, 1987, covers major political and social developments affecting the LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco and beyond. Key articles include an exposé on a Republican AIDS 'scare' memo and its impact on national politics, debates over mandatory HIV testing among San Francisco General Hospital staff, housing issues for people with AIDS and ARC, and controversies around federal and state responses to AIDS education and safe sex materials. The issue features editorial opinions, extensive letters to the editor, classified ads, community resources, and coverage of local activism, support groups, and events. Advertisements for businesses, services, and community events are interspersed throughout this 25-page black-and-white tabloid-format newspaper.