LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
News Briefs |
HIV/AIDS Researchers Seek Study Participants
Doctors from the National Institute of Dental Research and the Clinical Center at NIH are looking for patients age 18 and older to take part in a study of a promising new treatment for mouth sores associated with HIV and AIDS. Those who qualify receive care by some of the nations leading experts in the field. The study medication, a gel applied directly to the sores, is provided at no cost. Patients can stay on their regular course of medical treatment for HIV or AIDS while participating in this study. The study takes place at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Patients living outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area should ask about compensation for travel expenses. Visit the web site to find out more at http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/ or contact the Patient Recruitment and Referral Center at NIH: 1-800-411-1222. Red Lobster Restaurant Chain Drops Its Challenge to Gay Rights Ordinances Following meetings with gay rights activists in Chicago, the Red Lobster Restaurant chain dropped its challenge to the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, affirmed that it does not tolerate discrimination based on sexual orientation and apologized to the lesbian and gay community. "We welcome Red Lobsters withdrawal of their legal challenge to the human rights ordinance and their statement that they support it fully and without qualification," said Rick Garcia, director of the Illinois Federation For Human Rights. "We are pleased with Red Lobsters affirmation that they will not tolerate discrimination based on sexual orientation." On July 17 and again on July 22, Red Lobster officials met in Chicago with representatives of the Federation and Roger Leishman, director of the gay and lesbian rights project of the ACLU Illinois and new co-chair of the Federation of Statewide LGBT Political Organizations. In addition, Nadine Smith of Equality Florida worked closely with the Chicago activists in planning strategy. "We are pleased to see Red Lobster withdraw their inappropriate and unsupported legal challenge to the ordinance," said Leishman. "The quick and positive resolution to this situation demonstrates the importance and power of state and local groups working together," said Smith. |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 8, No. 10, July 31, 1998. |