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Oprah Returns to Williamson, West Virginia
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Cynthia was in the audience in 1987 but did not speak up.
Cynthia was a high school classmate of Anna's who attended the 1987 show but didn't say anything that day. She says hearing what the people of Williamson really thought about AIDS and homosexuality shocked her. "I expected better representation out of adults in the room. I had never really experienced anything like that," she says. "I think AIDS drew the fear, but him being gay drew the hatred."
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From The Oprah Winfrey Show 23 Years Later: Oprah Returns to Williamson, West Virginia
Published on September 15, 2010

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