while I am happy to see that President Obama lifted a ban on HIV+ persons entering (not even immigrating…entering) this country, it seems kind of ridiculous that this ban has even been in place since 1987…the year I was born. 22 years of this? Really?! Immigration Equality reports that the other countries with this travel restriction are: Armenai, Brunei, Moldova, Iraq, Qatar, Russia, South Korea, Oman, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. That is definitely NOT a list we want to be on in terms of human rights. I personally did not know that such a ban existed, and I am disgusted to learn of it, and to learn how long it took for someone to fix this egregious rights violation.
Mitra
