“Obviously the law itself is discriminatory, does little to prevent the spread of HIV and harms all citizens of the world by helping to form a climate of fear around a disease that is not easily spread, is easily avoided and is treatable.”
“Not only does the wavier send an additional welcome to people with HIV and their partners, it increases the number of registrants, so there are practical as well as moral benefits.”
“It's a beautiful, beautiful location that we can show off. Our international advisers evaluated every venue possible and determined that it was by far the best within 100 miles of the city.”
“There will be about 12,000 participants from 70 separate countries. With tourists, partners of the competitors and volunteers, there should be 100,000 people in the city associated with the Games.”
“If you spent four hours listening to some of the most hateful things you can imagine... It is very difficult to disregard what these people said and just deal with how boats are unloaded and loaded. You are going to say this is not right and this is why the Gay Games are needed.”
