To the editors:
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After nearly a decade of seeing people suffer from, and eventually die from, the effects of AIDS, one would hope that the primary concern of our government officials and civic leaders would center around three objectives: 1) the fight for dollars to educate the public and prevent the spread of the HIV virus–including teenagers who represent an emerging risk group; 2) the push for new and better drugs and methods of treatment; and 3) compassion, understanding and more resources for people living with AIDS.
The immorality that I see in this controversy is two-fold: a very open and ugly form of bigotry toward lesbians and gay men; and appalling indifference to a serious health crisis. I would hope that all responsible and open-minded leaders of our city will speak up for what they believe is right and demand that the debate over these AIDS awareness posters be brought back to where it belongs: preventing the spread of HIV and helping our citizens and neighbors who are living with AIDS!
