US changes policy on HIV+ diplomats
Pink News Feb 18 08The US State Department has decided that people who are HIV positive will be considered as candidates for the foreign service.The government was facing a lawsuit from an HIV positive man who was denied entry to the service under a rule changed last week. Gay rights group Lambda Legal welcomed the decision. "At long last, the State Department is taking down its sign that read, 'People with HIV need not apply,'" said HIV project director Bebe Anderson. Full story...
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