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PAGE 12 ▼ Q-Notes T August 7, 1999 Jerry was shc^^g friend around towr^ mmm Debbie just wanted to be seen AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY Aif 316 Renssdaer Ave Chari olte,NC (704)376-1617 "The big pink hous>e" cpen 7 days CHECK OUT THE NEW DICITAL SOUND SYSTEM AND DON'T F0mT:KAPA0m... THE LAST THUSSDA Y OF EVERY MONTH Global AIDS initiative labeled an “historic breakthrough by Steven Fisher Special to Q-Notes WASHINGTON, DC—AIDS activists and leaders are hailing a $100 million global AIDS initiative from the White House as an “historic breakthrough” in the effort to slow the viral holocaust in the develping world. The proposal doubles current levels of spending and is the most ambitious US global AIDS plan ever in terms of total dollars. The plan also comes on the heels of a critical breakthrough in the form of a $4, two-dose drug that has the potential to prevent 300,000 to 400,000 infant infections in developing nations. “[Previously], we had the most important medical breakthrough in slowing AIDS in the developing world. [Now], the Administration is making the most historic breakthrough in Americas response to the global epidemic,” said Daniel Zingale, AIDS Action executive direc tor. “America has shown strong resolve to fight evil dictators in Europe and elsewhere. Now, we are showing that we can use the same re solve to fight an evil virus in Africa.” The White House plan, for which AIDS Action has been strongly advocating and re quires Congressional approval, will not divert any funds from domestic health programs. Of the $100 rnillion, $55 million will go to USAID, $35 million to the Department of Health and Human Services and $10 million to the Defense Department. The funding will provide $48 million for education, stigma re duction, outreach to religious leaders, counsel ing and testing, blood screening, preventing 99 mother-to-child transmission as well as train ing and technical assistance. An additional $23 million will be used for home and community care and basic medical care. Another $19 million will be used for strengthening infrastructure that supports pre vention and treatment and strengthening na tions’ partnerships between local governments and community organizations for better target ing of HIV prevention. The remaining $10 million will go to assist children orphaned by AIDS, of which there are now more than 8 million worldwide. House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt said, “I strongly support the Clinton Administration’s proposal to commit an addi tional $100 million of funding to fight the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and other areas of the globe wher? this disease has become a major public health crisis. “Thanks to the efforts of Vice President Gore and many others, we now have a battle plan to start to fight and win the war against AIDS on a global scale. I look forward to work ing with...other key leaders on this issue to make sure this plan becomes law,” he added. “The AIDS epidemic has the potential to bring down entire nations in Africa,” added Zingale. “[This] initiative proves the US is rec ognizing that global AIDS is now one of our most important foreign policy imperatives.” AIDS Action, which will advocate for Con gressional approval of the plan, added that greater investments in the future are necessary for a fully effective US response to the crisis. T Vice President A1 Gore (I) meets with Bishop Desmond Tutu (r) to discuss the African AIDS epidemic. Senate hopeful off to strong start by Sloan C. Wicsen petitive races next year for the US Senate.” Special to Q-Notes Given that Flanagan is running in a rela- WASHINGTON, DC—US Senate candi- tively small state where Senate campaigns are date Ed Flanagan, who is currently serving in far less expensive than in most of the country, kic fXiirrb Term a.: VermnnPc crarp auditor, is his fundraising efforts to date are seen as par- his fourth term as Vermont’s state auditor, is surprising political insiders with his strong early fundraising abil ity. Flanagan had raised an im pressive $221,458.81 as ofjune 30, according to his campaign’s latest Federal Election Commis sion financial report. Flanagan, a Democrat, is the nation’s first truly viable openly gay US Senate hopeful. He is vying to unseat GOP incumbent Sen. Jim Jeffords. The last Democratic candidate who ran against Jeffords held the incum bent to 50 percent of the vote, while spending only $308,069 during her entire 1994 campaign. ticularly noteworthy. “Vermont is not like Califor nia or New York where- it takes millions to mount a credible bid,” said Bond. ‘ Considering the lower cost of campaigning in the green Mountain State, the Flanagan effort is well on its way — but we still need to raise $1 million more to unseat his en trenched incumbent opponent. We will have to do everything we can to help Ed Flanagan keep pace with the fundraising operation of his opponent so he can make history next year.” ng her entire lyyn campaign. prevailing at the polls, Flanagan would It definitely says something that in the first become the first openly-gay US Senator in the few months of this campaign, Ed Flanagan has nation’s history. already raised more than two-thirds of the “Ed Flanagan is an exemplaiy public servant amount garnered by the last challenger in her for all ofVermont’s hard-working families, and entire campaign,” noted Brian K. Bond, execu- be would make a tremendous addition to the tive director of-the Gay and Lesbian Victory US Senate for all Americans, added Bond. Fund. “The road ahead will be long, but Ed “Beyond that, there is no question that it is time Flanagan is a great candidate whose strong early bar at least one of those 100 seats to be held by financial showing is already raising more than someone with a very personal stake in ensuring a few eyebrows. Political strategists in Wash- that gay and lesbian Americans are treated as ington believe this will be one of the most com- fairly as everyone else.” ▼
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