Madonna
Hey Trump, Individuals Nonetheless Die From AIDS …
I will Hold Honoring World AIDS Day
Revealed
December 1 is World AIDS Day, and Madonna is hellbent on acknowledging it … with or with out the approval of the president and his administration.
In keeping with an e mail seen by The New York Instances, the U.S. State Division has instructed workers to chorus from commemorating World AIDS Day in any type of public-facing messaging.
Fortunately, Madonna isn’t a authorities worker.
The pop icon expressed her distaste for Donald Trump‘s stance on the worldwide day for elevating HIV-AIDS consciousness, writing … “I bet he’s never watched his best friend die of AIDS, held their hand, and watched the blood drain from their face as they took their last breath at the age of 23.”
She continued … “I refuse to acknowledge that these people have died in vain. And I will continue to honor World AIDS Day, and I hope you will honor it with me.”
Madonna burdened that whereas there may be efficient therapy and pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, there may be nonetheless no remedy for AIDS.
Nevertheless it’s not only a refusal to acknowledge the day that has individuals up in arms. Forbes reviews the administration’s funding disruptions have negatively impacted women-led HIV organizations — which means the variety of new HIV infections might rise after years of decline.
World AIDS Day has been acknowledged all around the globe since December 1, 1988.
