Comments | keenman: HIV+ Foreigners Allowed

keenman

HIV+ Foreigners Allowed

Jul 17, 2008 18:56

Woohoo! I no longer need to get my HIV tests done at an anonymous clinic: U.S. Lifts Ban on HIV-Positive Foreigners.

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lefthandedlib July 18 2008, 04:12:41 UTC

well...you should get them done at anon clinics anyways lol. As if its the states fuggin business who has HIV and who doesn't

fearn July 18 2008, 20:41:48 UTC

The state controls all of the anonymous clinics....

lefthandedlib July 18 2008, 21:07:32 UTC

yes, but you don't have to give your real name to get tested or get results...so the state has data that a person has HIV, not the particular individual

fearn July 18 2008, 22:24:13 UTC

Man, I never think to give out a different name than my own. Things like that never occur to me.

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keenman July 19 2008, 17:24:13 UTC

Yeah, when I got my green card, I was tested for HIV. Sadly, with additional research I've done, it's still on the books that I could be deported if I were ever diagnosed, and it's now up to the current administration to remove it from the health hazards list. It took having a Democratic majority in both the house and senate to get it removed.

kovucougar July 18 2008, 19:29:10 UTC

That's some different hair!

On another note, I just got my H1B papers this year. I won the lottery it seems. I've got some questions for you :)

keenman July 19 2008, 17:38:35 UTC

Thanks! Awesome! How about dinner some night next week?

fearn July 18 2008, 20:43:59 UTC

Wow, that ban sounds like such an old-world, paranoid legislation. I'm glad they revoked it so overwhelmingly. Man, took a while, huh?

keenman July 20 2008, 18:45:23 UTC

Totally absurd. Yeah, it took getting a Democratic majority in both the House and the Senate to get to the floor though. Sadly, with additional research, I found out it's up to the US Dept of Health run by the current administration to actually remove HIV from the restricted list. At least they have the opportunity to do so now when it would have been illegal before. It may just have to wait until the next administration comes in though.

Would you be up for hanging out sometime? It's been awhile.

davidrf26 July 18 2008, 20:49:02 UTC

Good griefs! I almost didn't recognize you with longer hair...man, it's been a LOOOOONG time since I last saw yeh.

keenman July 20 2008, 18:45:52 UTC

Yeah, I've been playing with my look a bit lately. Been something like 6 years, I'd guess?

davidrf26 July 20 2008, 20:26:21 UTC

I kinda like it. :P

keenman July 21 2008, 23:50:33 UTC

Cool. :-)