Obama signs Ryan White act extension; announces Jan. repeal of HIV travel ban
Qnews Oct 30 09
With Ryan White’s mother in attendance at a ceremony in the Diplomatic Reception Room, President Obama this morning signed the fourth re-extension of the HIV/AIDS funding program that bears the name of White, a 13-year-old boy from central Indiana who in 1984 contracted HIV/AIDS from a transfusion, and died in 1990.
[see video of the ceremony at end of this post]
In his remarks at the signing ceremony, the president also gave a firm date for the long-delayed repeal of the country’s regressive HIV travel ban:
On Monday my administration will publish a final rule that eliminates the travel ban effective just after the New Year. Full story...
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Reactions to mayor’s comments show clash of faith and tolerance in Vallejo
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Recent headlines and links from lgbtQnews.com Twitter stream:
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So, after all the pixels of virtual ink (and some of the real oil-based stuff, too) that’s been spilled since Adam Lambert’s American Music Awards performance, this seems the best response: Lambert singing “What Do You Want From Me” on the Early Show:
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Must listen: Explaining LGBT count on 2010 census – NPR
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