"Many adults in their
sixties have never seen a condom."
Public health official Colette Vallee commenting
about a big rise in HIV among retirees in Florida, from Newsweek magazine.
"Circumcision can't
help prevent the acceleration of HIV"
London Mayor Ken Livingstone, speaking at the Positive
Futures launch.
"Between the recession,
the war on terrorism and burgeoning budget deficits, politicians will
be tempted to cut back on Aids funding. But if we fail to fully fund Aids
now, we will only pay more later, in both dollars and human suffering."
Daniel Montoya, director of Aids Project Los Angeles.
"Nobody cares as much
about someone's health as themselves and we all have a vested interest
in making the right choices about how we're medicated."
Dr Simon Fradd, chairman of the Doctor Patient
Partnership (DPP) and a GP in Nottingham.
"When you're
burying one of your friends every few weeks, you're not thinking about
sex. But the landscape has really changed. A decade ago, more than 1,800
people with Aids died annually in the city. Last year, the figure was
only 218."
Jeffrey Klausner, deputy director of San Francisco's
health department, from the Washington Post.
"It's time to take responsibility
again...Don't put at risk all that has been accomplished. Don't fret away
what many of our brothers have died for...Until there is a cure, there
is only us!"
The Washington Governor's letter for Gay Pride Week, from the Seattle
Times.
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