In brief, a key paragraph of the article reads:

During his presidential campaign, Clinton promised to repeal the ban on HIV-infected immigrants. However, because the 1993 measure was attached to the NIH Reauthorization Act, which included key provisions supporting AIDS, cancer, women’s health, and other medical research, repealing the ban proved difficult, and AIDS advocates did not push for a veto.

“What we’re talking about is letting people come into this country in their young years — what liberals call raging hormones, sexually active years (look at the profile of Haitians) with a communicable, venereal disease that is always fatal. I’m not just isolating this disease or isolating Haitians; if they were all little redheads….”

Some Congressional Republicans wanted to seriously debate the merits of quarantining our HIV+ brothers and sisters. Remember that. It was a different time.

The Clinton Administration advocated for the biggest funding increases in history for HIV prevention and research. This was the first time a US President provided bold leadership on this issue, when we had the Bob Dornans and Bob Dannemeyers (remember them) being the hateful mouthpieces for the powerful Republican Congressional delegation.

They were both blasting Clinton for the HIV funding increases by saying the money should have been spent on research for cancer treatments or heart disease prevention. They were clearly saying that our lives were expendable.

Hmmmm, something I did not remember.

Now who was the President in 1993? Was it that President that gave us Don’t Ask Don’t Tell? Was it that President that signed DOMA?

Why Yes! One in the same. Gosh the Democrats are awfully friendly to them gay folk and their issues!