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Article: Log Cabin Praises U.S. Senate for Approving Repeal of HIV Travel and Immigration Ban
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 17, 2008
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The Log Cabin Republicans issued the following news release:
Log Cabin Republicans praise the U.S. Senate for approving the repeal of a discriminatory ban on HIV-positive visitors and immigrants. "This measure is long overdue and we applaud the U.S. Senate for ridding our country of this unjust and un-American law," said Log Cabin President Patrick Sammon.
"The provision overturning the draconian 1993 ban on HIV-positive visitors and immigrants was based on fear and stigmatizing those living with HIV/AIDS. We thank Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) for his strong leadership on this issue," said Sammon. Smith, along with Senator John Kerry (D-MA), led the fight to include this provision in the ...
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