One dude can Make a Difference

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/05/hiv-visa-america-paul-thorn

Paul Thorn should have spoken at the Pacific health summit in Seattle last month, but was refused entry to the country after admitting his HIV status on his visa-waiver application.

Last week - less than a fortnight later - the US government decided to bring the ban to an end. Its proposal, "to remove HIV as a 'communicable disease of public health significance'," is likely to be in place by the end of the year.

McDermott, a Democratic party representative for Washington state, acknowledged that George Bush had begun the process of repealing the law while president, but said the changes had never been implemented. "I am very pleased with this decision because it enables the United States to fully assume its proper leadership role in combating the scourge of HIV/Aids," he told the Observer, praising the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Clinton Foundation.

-for all of america's ingenuity; its still remarkably backward