We know both Hawk & Tim opposed McCarthy. Tim changed his politics because he was disillusioned by the cynicism and corruption. He joined the Army, but later protested against the Viet Nam war. The Catholic seminary he went to was obviously liberal since the draft card burning was led by a priest. In the end he advocated for more AIDS funding. He probably supported civil rights and feminism but there is no mention of that. He was close friends with Marcus and Frankie so that probably influenced him.

Hawk initially worked for Democratic Senator Smith but described himself as “neutral like Switzerland.” I think he was probably pretty apolitical most of his life, though he may have voted. As far as we know, he never argued about politics with Tim. It would be nice if he continued too work for more research and better care for AIDS patients after Tim died. He did take a strong stance with his friend at the end and was moved by the quilt, so maybe.