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march 4.2Q05 ’ jUSt OUt21 According to Lambda Legal, appli cants should he assessed on a case-by- case basis to determine their individ ual medical status. Other than the military, the Foreign Service is the only type of federal employment where people with HIV are broadly blocked from consideration. —Jaymee R. Cuti C hristians to P ope : D on ’ t H ate Theological leaders at a national conference reminded rhe highest Catholic dignitary to embrace the spirit of Christianity in his treatment of gays and lesbians. The National Religious Leadership Roundtable last month rejected Pope Johrr Paul IPs statement that same-sex marriages are “part of a new ideology of evil.” That statement came from the pope’s most recent bœk, Memtny and Identity, described as a highly philo sophical work on rhe nature of good and evil. “We call on him to remember that the essence of the Christian faith and all religious tradition is the continued empowerment of rhe poor, the outcast and the marginalized,” said Bob Attorney Kathi Wescott is working with Servicemembers Gibeling, a spokesman for the round- Legal Defense Network to repeal “don't ask, don’t tell.” table. “We believe that greater recog- speaks three languages, holds a foreign service nition of the inherent value of gay and lesbian degree from Georgetown University and aced families through equal rights can only lead to entrance exams required for rhe position. strengthening of the family and humankind.” Although the 48-year-old says his health is com Gibeling asked the pope to consider the pletely manageable, he was rejected based on his effects his words have on millions of queer HIV status. Ghristians and called for an atmosphere of Taylor, who has been living with HIV for 19 understanding for queers and their place in rhe years, says he has never had long-term illnesses “human family.” or opportunistic infec “As people of faith, tions. His health we call on the pope to requires two or three pray and consider the annual checkups and a devastating results of regular regimen of pre his statements to mil scription drugs taken lions of lesbian, gay, twice daily. His doctor bisexual and transgen of 15 years describes his der Christians,” he health as “excellent.” said. “We challenge all According to Lamb religious leaders to da Legal, the State contemplate the reali Department is violating ty that history and rhe the Rehabilitation Act, creator have brought which prohibits the fed the world to a place of eral government from understanding that discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual people with disabilities. and transgender peo “Lorenzo Taylor is ple are a necessary extraordinarily qualified component of the to do this work, and he human family.” wants to serve his coun Another roundtable try. But simply because participant asked he hits HIV, the federal Catholics to acknowl government won’t even edge the growing body evaluate his qualifica of social and medical tions or health status,” scientific evidence said Jonathan Givner, attesting that homo Lambda Legal’s HIV The pope is as homophobic as ever. sexuality is normal. Project director. “One cannot proper The director general of the Foreign Services ly teach morality on homosexuality if one generated a memo in 2003 titled “Why HIV- excludes the vast body of medical and social sci Positive Individuals Are Not Eligible to Join ence knowledge that shows it is a normal part of the Foreign Service,” claiming HIV-positive the great diversity of God’s creation and if one people may require special medical care that excludes the lived experience of same-sex cou isn't available in some less-developed countries ples experiencing love and intimacy in the fam where officers may be stationed. ilies they form,” said Sam Sinnett, president of Extensive evidence was submitted to the Dignity USA. court last month showing that because of the He asked the pope and other Roman Catholic leaders to “properly form their con rapid ri.se in availability of HIV care in develop ing nations in recent years, physicians qualified sciences and abandon their misguided attempts to monitor and treat HIV-positive patients are to equate homosexuality and same-gender mar now available at more than 95 percent of the riage with evil.” —JRC in State Department’s 263 overseas posts. 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