This 22 minute long late night speech by Tom Duane, the New York State Senate’s first openly-gay and first openly HIV-positive member, gave us the goosebumps and he totally deserved the standing ovation that he received at the end of his speech (apparently though, only the Democrats stood up and the Republicans did not). Senator Duane is fighting for a bill that would prevent people living with HIV or AIDS and receiving public assistance from having to pay more than 30 percent of their monthly income on rent.
Senator Tom Duane is our new hero
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3 Responses
July 19th, 2009 at 12:02 am
here, here, a million BRAVOS for Senator Duane, and to the Democratic Party and with much respectt to President Barack Obama.
A Canadian, and a Québec resident who can now look up to the American People, with pride and Honour, after 8 far too long years of Shame and Discontent,,..Somehow i knew that the American People would one day get out of that gutter where the G.W.Bush Administration had forced them into, BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO…
July 19th, 2009 at 2:44 am
OMG I hope that this speech made a huge impact on how they vote.
July 19th, 2009 at 4:43 am
I beg to differ with you….. Senator Tom Duane has a long long history of fighting for issues that matter to us in New York City, New York State, and has always been a strong voice for so many of our rights. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR HERO
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