He also handled the AIDS crisis very poorly. It really wasn't till after Hudson's death, and when Ryan White's story came out about a tainted blood transfusion that he went into action.
Interesting book on that subject is And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts. You would think a gay journalist from San Francisco would love to only bash the right but, I have to say he doesn't hold his punches at all when it comes to criticizing the left and the gay community. Interesting read very informative if you can get passed some of the graphic details of the gay culture.
