Interestingly, when reading about the quilted squares exhibiting Magic Johnson, I was reminded of the man being made intentionally the face of the protesting knitting circle. Johnson’s sexuality and demeanor defying the face of HIV/AIDS helped raise awareness and concern for the epidemic. There were similar goals in having a man represent the knitting circle by attempting to eliminate or shift the narrative that knitting is a feminine activity because femininity is understood to represent passiveness and domesticity. Because masculinity is associated with power and strength, having a man represent knitting was an attempt to shift the public’s perception of crafting and take the art seriously. That is how I read Magic Johnson’s impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It was essential to shift the narrative on how the public viewed people affected by HIV/AIDS, especially in the 1980s, in order for people to take it seriously and invest in stopping it. As this epidemic is important in LGBTQ+ history, it is unfortunate that their effect by this virus had to be reduced at all in order to receive the help needed.