Here a link and the email about this petition

Ending this ban would have a HUGE impact on our ability to visit the USA

https://secure3.convio.net/hrc/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=299

cheers
Kim

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A policy that punishes people for being HIV-positive is close to being repealed.

But we need to make sure it actually happens.

<http://hrc.convio.net/site/R?i=o7K8XQSjuWNbv_jzlsuQ3A..>Help eliminate this
discriminatory policy once and for all!

It's one of the ugliest remnants of discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS
– hurtful, obsolete, and wrong.

A decades-old policy BANS nearly every foreign person with HIV from setting foot
on U.S. soil.

But that could change very soon. President Obama's Department of Health and
Human Services has finally proposed ending the ban. Starting today, the public
has 45 days to weigh in. And the right wing certainly will.

We need to show broad support for ending this discriminatory policy.

<http://hrc.convio.net/site/R?i=8-1fRZvBkQlNyEKtskcFGg..>We shouldn't punish
people for being HIV-positive! Help the Obama administration follow through and
end the ban.

This draconian ban tears apart families, denies American businesses access to
talented workers, and bars tourists from supporting our economy. It bans
students and researchers. It's the reason why the U.S. hasn't hosted a global
AIDS conference since 1990.

And it is just downright pointless. Leading doctors have opposed this policy for
decades because it has no benefit for public health.

In fact, the U.S. is one of only a handful of countries including Russia, Saudi
Arabia and Sudan that maintains such harsh policies. It's time we got with the
program.

Congress finally repealed the law a year ago, but only HHS can actually remove
HIV/AIDS from the list of diseases with travel restrictions. The Obama
administration has proposed the necessary change, but they need our help to get
it across the finish line.

<http://hrc.convio.net/site/R?i=ZqrcjwmXkpWFva2bBWq65g..>Take action now! Help
end the ban, once and for all.

Thank you for taking action. This hurtful policy has harmed HIV-positive people
for far too long, and with your help, we'll end it.

Warmly,


Joe Solmonese
President