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For Our Lives, For Our Children 5 Lives: mledomted culture behave 191‘s “He fom 1“ the
name of investment and profit, poor health care
women Talk Abom AIDS planning, and lack of interest in the affected lives, they
by Kate Black are watching people die...We need to be clear that no
. situation or condition is isolated from others...We
A free program on women and AIDS W11] be must recognize how our choices help us to partici ate
presented at 7pm on March 4 at the Lexington Public in taking unnecessary risks, We must face our reafilies
Library Theater on Main St. “For Our Lives, For Our and keep them in the perspective of our life situations,
Children’s Lives: Women Talk about AIDS” features We must work to change—to stop surviving and start
two advocates for women living with AIDS: Dazon living.”
Dixon of Atlanta and Jeannie Pejko of Chicago. Also, Jeannie Pejko is a mother, an AIDS activist
(In)Visible Women, a video by Marina Alvarez and with ACT UP/Chicago (AIDS Coalition to Unleash
Ellen SpirO, will be shown. The program Will be Power), and both client and volunteer at the Chicago
repeated March 5 from noon to 1pm at the Martin Women’s AIDS Project. She is also one of the women
Luther King Cultural Center at the UK. Old Student featured in (In)visible Women.
Center. Alvarez’ and Spiro’s video is a 26 min.
Before the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documentary which focuses on the heroic and
changed the deﬁnition Of AIDS at the beginning of this empowered responses of three strong women who
year to include cervical cancer when in the presence
of HIV infection as an AIDS-related condition, women CONTINUED TO PAGE 4
died of AIDS without ever being technically diagnosed .
with it. And women with HIV-related illnesses which GLSO SUPPOIT Group meets 623"]
are not included in the official CDC definition are Beginning Feb. 1, GLSO will host a support grou
denied the government beneﬁts granted [0 those who every Monday through March 8. These meetings will
do_ meet 'the case definition. Basrcally they are focus on coming out and general gay/lesbian issues.
off1c1ally 1nv151ble; _ , This forum is also aimed at providing a contact point
The C995 change {0 include cerwcal cancer for people just discovering the local community. Even
and OPPOTIUDISUC infections, SPCh 35 PUIITIOPZIFY if you are already knowledgeable of Lexington’s
tuberculoms and recurrent bactenal cpneumonla 1“ 113 community, there is a need for new leaders to enrich
ofﬁc1al definition OfAIDS has been eathly 310W: and and continue this forum. For more information,
comes only after years Of protest and work by women contact Mary Crone (2665904) or Cole Rucker (281-
activists, educators, caregivers and clinicians. Through 0033)
their sustained effort the once invisible women now . . . .
have a face and a voice. h f d d Have you been discriminated against
Dazon Dixon is t e oun er an coordinator '
of SISTERLOVE Women’s AIDS Project in Atlanta, a ID the commonwealth 0f Kgntgdw
non-profit organization which provides education for your sexual orientation.
and support for women, by women, who are at risk THEN REPORT (T!
or already infected with HIV/AIDS.
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AIDS “has opened up a gigantic Pandora’s box of GLS‘SWWWHW“
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