1989 Interview With Rock Hudson's Ex-Lover Marc Christian

He answered each question with ease, grace, and assertiveness. He was not to be toyed with.👌🏼

Marc looked very honest and sincere with his answers. Hudson had an obligation to tell Marc which he didn't.

Marc and his lawyer are really ground breaking. They changed the game and probably saved many people’s lives.

How courageous of Marc Christian, having to deal with that level of ignorance must have been exhausting.

He was a very intelligent, transparent man. Rest In Peace Mark, you deserved so much better.🕊

This is excellent.  Marc Christian was very brave to go forward with this lawsuit.  He was a warrior for AIDS awareness.

Mr Christian is a star in his own right. His poise and sincerity here is absolutely remarkable. Very humbling.

I found the audience insensitive, rude and uneducated. Marc has class and answered to all the questions asked calmly and dignity.

If you love someone you tell them the truth.

No question, he had a RIGHT to know and Rock Hudson had an OBLIGATION to tell him!

When I was a boy, a man in our neighborhood died of AIDS, It's funny when you're 15, and this man was 25. He seemed so much older. I remember it like it was yesterday that no one in the neighborhood would go to this man's wake. My Mom was a powerful woman who said we were going, and that was the end of that; she didn't care what the neighbors said or did not say. That was 30 years ago, and at least some things have changed for the better.

Poor Marc, how he sat on that stage and dealt with the laughter and bigotry shows how brave he was.

Marc Christian set a precedent for future lawsuits for those who were exposed to Aids unknowingly from a partner who had knowledge that they were infected. Many people owe him gratitude for doing so.

He absolutely had a right to know!

Regardless if he caught it or not Hudson put his health in danger. Its amazing how far we've come with this disease.

When my son was born in 1983 at Stanford, he was a Premi. He was born with Craniosynostosis. He required surgery. After the surgery the doctors stated he needed a transfusion. At that time, you could NOT give your own blood unlike now. Stanford stated at that time they had been testing blood and he was likely not to get aids, but they wouldn't know for approximately ten years if not within a year or so. Every year I would take my baby back to Stanford for the test. His father left us and with no income I decided to move back with family. After the third test I decided NOT to test him and if he got it or not I would just have to deal with it when he did. I'm glad to say he was well until he turned sixteen and going through puberty. He started having seizures. They performed an MRI and discovered that he had a scar on his temporal lobe. When they performed the surgery on him at 16 months, they had scared it when they performed the surgery. He has epilepsy and has to take medications the rest of his life. Always something. I'm thankful he is still alive and thank God every day.

Always impressed with Marc Christian’s class, dignity and intelligence.

The woman who starts speaking around the 41st minute deserves an standing ovation.

This was brave of him. He was “before his time” bravo for standing up for himself.

Many years later, coming across this episode, I am FLABBERGASTED at the infinitely idiotic questions that came from the audience. Kudos to Mark Christian. Impressive man.