Mr. Pope,
Seriously, was this really necessary? Going to Cameroon and saying condoms are not the answer to the fight against HIV and AIDS?
You know what that does? It takes me back to my days in South Africa, where I got to volunteer with Treatment Action Campaign. (TAC has been called “the world’s most effective AIDS group” by the New York Times. At TAC, they are all about condoms.) I even marched in a parade wearing one of the trademark “HIV Positive” shirts.
Like this! (World Bank Photo Collection)
And THAT just makes me nostalgic, so I go to the TAC website. Oh! And look! They are so with it. Anyone on Facebook can make a donation through Causes. So I just did that.
And since we’ve all heard by now that 3% of the residents of our nation’s capital (yup, that nation’s capital, the one where residents are disenfranchised) are infected, I just made a donation to the Whitman-Walker Clinic, too.
Thank you sincerely for kicking my (condom-loving) self into gear. I’m busting out the t-shirt this weekend.
Peace,
Julia
2 responses so far ↓
hannahkane // March 25, 2009 at 11:41 am |
I’ll make a donation, too. But only because you called the Pope “Mister.” In all seriousness, this kind of dogma-over-science is sooooo frustrating.
viva // April 3, 2009 at 12:45 am |
yay for the whitman walker shout out! and to all centers that provide primary care for the queer community!