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officer. He also ruled out the possibility of choos
ing anyone who advocates for gay rights.
“If someone is an out-of-the-closet homosex
ual, he’s not going to be my running mate, and
if someone advocates the homosexual rights
agenda publicly, they’re not going to be in my
Cabinet,” Buchanan said. “I believe that homo
sexuality is a disorder. It’s a wrong orientation.”
According to a May 4 Associated Press story,
Buchanan’s remarks drew some criticism from
the Reform Party’s national secretary, Jim Man-
gia.
Mangia, who is gay, said: “I think what these
comments expose is that Pat Buchanan’s hateful
and intolerant views are in direct violation of
the principles of the Reform Party. The Reform
Party stands for political, economic and trade
reform, and we don’t believe in dividing the
American people based on social issues.”
NEW YORK
n January 1, 2001, New York will become
the 42nd state to allow people to buy
syringes without a prescription.
This measure, which was part of a budget
package signed into law in early May, is directed
at slowing the spread of HIV and AIDS, reports
a May 5 Associated Press story.
A pamphlet on the proper use and disposal of
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syringes and the dangers of drug use and needle
sharing will be included with each syringe pur
chase. Also included will be an HIV hot line
number.
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early 200 gay rights demonstrators were
arrested outside the United Methodist
Church General Conference in Cleveland on
May 10.
Arun Gandhi, grandson of Indian indepen
dence leader Mohandas Gandhi, and the Rev.
Gregory Dell, a Chicago-based Methodist pastor
who was suspended last year for presiding over a
same-sex ceremony, were among those arrested,
The Associated Press reports.
About a dozen anti-gay protesters, including
notorious anti-queer crusader the Rev. Fred
Phelps, shouted insults at the gay rights demon
strators.
On May 11, the General Conference voted
to retain strictures against the ordination of sex
ual minorities and against the blessing of same-
sex unions by Methodist clergy.
The same day, another 27 protesters, includ
ing two Methodist bishops, were arrested for dis
rupting the meeting.
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The former Soviet
Union and Eastern
Europe are also expe
riencing a rapid
growth in HIV preva
lence. This growth,
according to the report,
will “challenge democratic develop
ment and transitions and possibly con
tribute to humanitarian emergencies and
military conflicts to which the United
States may need to respond.”
In an effort to increase worldwide
access to anti-HIV treatments, President
Clinton signed an executive order May 10
that softens the administration’s policy of
protecting U.S. pharmaceutical companies’
intellectual property. The high cost of anti-
HIV drugs make them virtually impossible for
countries in Africa and other developing parts
of the world to purchase. Until recently, the
U.S. had opposed other countries’ attempts to
obtain cheaper generic versions of drugs
patented by U.S. companies.
Public health agencies also want excep
tions to the Foreign Assistance Act for con
doms and AIDS-test kits, which can be pur
chased at lower cost overseas. The Foreign
Assistance Act requires that all taxpayer-fund
plant
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ed aid come from U.S. suppliers.
According to the World
Health Organization, 23 mil
lion people in sub-
Saharan Africa are
HIV-positive. New
infections are coming
at approximately 5,000
per day. Of the 13 million
deaths from AIDS to date, 11
million have been in
sub-Saharan Africa,
where HIV is spread
primarily through het
erosexual contact. The
rate of HIV infection
ranges from 25.9 percent in Zimbab
we to 10.8 percent in the Central
African Republic, compared to 0.82 percent in
India and 0.76 percent in the United States.
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, in an
April 30 appearance, said he does not believe
AIDS is a national security threat, The Asso
ciated Press reports.
“I guess this is just the president trying to
make an appeal to, you know, certain groups,”
Lott, R-Miss., told Fox News Sunday. “I don’t
view that as a national security threat, not to
our national security interests, no.”
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