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just out T «foconib or 19. 1909 ▼ 7 Problems with your dream house? We can help! Arts & Crafts Construction specializing in repair & remodeling o f period houses call S tev e a t 648 6968 o r 1 800 684 9038 licensed/bonded/insured CCB 4 107844 ♦ CELEBRATE THE YEAR ♦ SPONSORED B» Lakita (left) and Dwayne talk to peers about HIV in a new series o f public service spots HHS seeks to educate youth about HIV and AIDS Citing new evidence that both the rate of HIV infections and HIV-related deaths among young adults are on the rise, the Department of Health and Human Services released a new series of public service announcements urging young people to take personal responsibility for protect ing themselves from HIV infection. In 1993, AIDS became the leading cause of death for people in the United States between the ages of 25 and 44. AIDS deaths in that group rose from 37,000 to 42,000 for 1993-94. On average, in this age group AIDS caused one in every three deaths among African American men and one in every five deaths among African American women. Referring to those numbers, HHS Secretary Donna Shalala said, “While our AIDS prevention efforts have succeeded in stabilizing or even Mississippians reject DNC anti-bias language Members of the Mississippi Democratic Ex ecutive Committee voted to adopt a general state ment that they oppose all discrimination, rather than a statement that lists specific groups, includ ing gay men and lesbians, the disabled and per sons with low incomes. Stating that moving away from lists will help Democrats win back “mainstream” voters, com mittee member Sherra Hillman of Waynesboro added, “They feel we’ve reached out to everyone and have forgotten the people who made the Democratic Party.” The document originally mirrored language used by the Democratic National Committee. It said, "As part of these programs, outreach will be directed at all Democratic constituencies, includ ing groups such as ethnics, youth, persons over 65 years of age, lesbians and gay men, workers, persons with high school education or less, per sons with physical disabilities and persons of low and moderate income.” The Mississippi Democrats cut it off at “out reach will be directed to all Democratic constitu encies.” Dems go after Log Cabin’s Tafel Angered by recent attacks on President Clinton by Rich Tafel, president of Log Cabin Republi cans, gay and lesbian Democrats launched an assault on Tafel and his organization. “The Log Cabin Republicans, under the lead ership of Rich Tafel, have stooped to the worst reducing the rate of infection among older Ameri cans, they are not having the same kind of effect among young adults.” “What we have is a generation in jeopardy,” Shalala continued. “And it is up to us to take action now to reverse these troubling trends be fore we wipe out a new generation of leadership for this country.” The new series of PSAs, entitled “Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself,” shows young adults talking candidly about their lives and modeling protective behaviors and skills including abstain ing from sex, communicating with sexual part ners and parents about sex, and using latex condoms consistently and correctly if choosing to have sex. Young adults were involved at every stage in the development of the PSAs. Young adults who are HIV educators and service providers, as well as members of the target audience, worked on the project. Kristine Chatwood level of misleading political rhetoric in order to justify GOP plans to gut Medicaid and stall Ryan White funding,” stated Barry Bond, director of the Democratic National Committee’s Lesbian and Gay Outreach Desk. Responding to statements Tafel made in a recent issue of The Washington Blade, in which he tries to link potential disruption of Ryan White funding to Clinton’s rejection of the Republican budget. Bond went on to say, “Tafel is trying to deflect Republican inaction on appointing House conferees for the re-authorization of Ryan White. He is also trying to draw attention away from Republican efforts to make significant cuts in Medicaid and shift the responsibility for those services to the states. The Log Cabin Club es pouses gutting government. In the end, their philo sophical belief will throw thousands from our community out on the streets and deny them the care they deserve and desperately need.” Medicaid is the single largest source of health care financing for persons with AIDS in this country. More than 50 percent of adults, and the same percentage of children, living with AIDS are covered by Medicaid. It is estimated that 30 percent of people with AIDS are uninsured. Bond stated. Eric Bauman, president of the Los Angeles Stonewall Democratic Club, joined the discus sion by saying, “It’s time for Rich Tafel and the Log Cabin Club to wake up and admit that the Republican agenda is determined to destroy every health care advance made by the lesbian and gay community in the last decade. While Republicans in Congress declare us immoral and undeserving, Bill Clinton has stood firm on the issue of AIDS funding time and time again.” Compiled by Kristine Chatwood A nnual L esbian THE LESBIAN COM M UNITY PROJECT N ew Y e a r ' s E ve r D ance £ S ilent A uction .. 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