Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 17:27:54 -0500 (EST) From: David Casti To:
Action Alert Exploder Subject: ACTION ALERT: Cuomo zap Submitted
by: Stephen Shapiro An ad hoc group, the Gay and Lesbian
Gubernatorial Project, in conjunction with members of Gay and
Lesbians of America and ACT UP/NY is trying to get some last
minute concessions from Cuomo before the election. The demands
are 4: 1. Cuomo stop lab-based name reporting of CD4 (t-cell)
counts. Since nearly every HIV+ person gets CD4s on a regular
basis, this policy amounts to a collection of names for HIV. 2.
Cuomo condemn the Mayersohn bill to mandate HIV testing for
pregnant women. 3. Cuomo stop testing adolescents in the child-
welfare system without consent for HIV. 4. Cuomo publicly
disavow Pataki's anti-gay positions. Since NY politics, for
better or for worse, effects the nation, everyone should get
involved. To register your dissatisfaction with Cuomo, e-mail
his campaign headquarters (and pass the address on - it's good
at least till Tuesday) The address i