The Gay Slant: Misplaced Hopes
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By Walter Weeks
Published: August 09, 2008

The National Stonewall Democrats announced they expect 358 gays & lesbians at the convention, making it the gayest ever. Additionally, the gathering will include the appointment of Diego Sanchez of AIDS Action, the first-ever transsexual committee appointment.

A report by UNAIDS claims the AIDS epidemic has stabilized, but at least one expert, former UNAIDS epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani, disagrees.

The Gay Slant: Misplaced Hopes
By Walter Weeks
Published: August 09, 2008

http://ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=2176&MediaType=1&Category=28

A week's worth of gay and lesbian news, that's what this column is about. And I work hard to deliver on that promise. What's the promise of the Democratic party? Inclusion they say. Yet this week a shock of cold bath water in our faces as a draft of the Democratic National platform excluded the words gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

Most gay leaders lamented the weak support the document offered. Where it mentioned gay support, it did so in unusually broad terms. In its support for gay marriage, the document offers a scant: "We oppose the Defense of Marriage Act and all attempts to use this issue to divide us."