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HIV or AIDS. He will send dozens of letters
encouraging dental schrxils and training pro
grams across the country to devote resources to
education regarding HIV and to help eliminate
discrimination against people with HlV and
AIDS. In these letters, Domfeld points out that
“by redoubling our education efforts, our com
munity can help to fulfill the promise that all
persons, including those with HIV and AIDS,
are provided hill access to quality dental care.”
In the lawsuit, Richard Doust, a 46-year-old
M onmoth County resident, said he was referred
to Domfeld for emergency dental treatment.
The lawsuit said that once Domfeld learned
Doust was HIV-positive, he tixik the man into
his office and explained that his staff did not feel
comfortable assisting Doust. Doust further
claimed Domfeld tried to refer him elsewhere
for treatinent.
Domfeld denied the allegations, claiming he
did not refuse treatment. Domfeld further stated
he is committed to doing what he can to ensure
that all individuals with HIV and AIDS, and
not just his own patients, receive full and equal
dental treatment.
Scientific studies have consistently conclud
ed that there is no significant risk of transmis
sion of HIV from patient to dentist during den
tal treatment when universal precautions are
routinely followed, and courts consistently have
held that discrimination against people with
HIV is unlawful under the Americans with Dis
abilities Act and state laws. But Lambda Legal
regularly receives calls from people with HIV or
AIDS who were denied dental or medical serv
ices or turned away from hotels and other public
accommodations.
“These are everyday situations where most
people encounter no problems, hut people with
HIV or AIDS are turned away at the d(x>r,"
attorney Jonathan G ivner said. “They can usu
ally find another hotel or another doctor, but in
the prtxzess they’ve gone through the humilia
tion of being treated like second-class citizens—
which is exactly what federal and state laws are
designed to prevent.”
Denial of dental services is particularly com
mon, Givner said, and this settlement will help
protect other people with HIV and AIDS from
discrimination. “By educating dentists from
within the profession, this settlement will signif
icantly improve access to dental care for people
with HIV and AIDS. For our client and for
many other people with HIV and AIDS, we’re
extremely pleased with this settlement. It will
make a substantial difference in people’s lives.”
frican American teen-ager Sakia G unn was
stabbed to death
May 11 after telling a
man she was a lesbian.
N ew ark
police
have a suspect in
custixly in th e case
and are holding him
on murder, weapons
and bias in tim id a
tio n charges. New
Jersey is one o f 28
states, along w ith
Sakia G unn
the District of Col-
umhia, th a t includes sexual o rientation in its
hate crimes statute.
CONNECTICUT
essica (Horatio) Mercado, a Latina trans
woman, was found stabbed to d eath.last
month in her New Haven apartment. No arrest
has been made in the case.
According to police reports, Mercado was
stabbed twice in the neck in her apartment,
which was then set on fire in a possible attempt
to cover up the crime. Some queer activist
groups believe the crime might have been m oti
vated by discrimination or alleged “gay panic.”
C onnecticut includes sexual orientation in
its hate crimes law hut makes no clear reference
to gender identity or expression. Only seven
states and the District of Columbia have statutes
that specifically include gender identity.
KENTUCKY
emocratic Gov. Paul Patton signed an
executive order May 30 prohibiting dis
crimination against state employees based on
sexual orientation or gender identity, among
other factors. Kentucky is now the 10th state to
use an executive order to prohibit discrimina
tion based on sexual orientation against its pub
lic workforce and the only state to do so cover
ing gender identity.
“In a country where it is perfectly legal in
most jurisdictions to he fired based on sexual ori
entation or gender identity, any characterization
of this order as a ‘special right’ shows a remark
able misunderstanding of civil rights," said Seth
Kilboum, Human Rights Campaign national
field director. “We hope that Patton’s successor
will show an equally strong commitment to civil
rights and retain these important protections for
state workers."
Several counties and local governments
statewide have passed ordinances in the past
several years that include sexual orientation
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