H E L P N E E D E D ! The state of Washington has been dragging its feet and postponed the clemency hearings twice. Letters are needed to encourage the Governor and the Clemency board to do their work. NO DEATH ROW FOR HIV PRISONERS! Demand death with dignity. ------- Medical EMERGENCY Clemency Petition For Steven Farmer Petition to the Washington State Clemency and Pardons Board. People from around the globe urge a unconditional clemency for Steven Farmer because: 1.) His immune system is shot. In March, Farmer who is HIV positive, was given 1 year or less to live if he avoids exposure to infection -- an almost impossible task under close prison confinement. 2.) Farmer's forced AIDS test was ruled unjust. The State Supreme Court ruled that forcing Farmer to take an AIDS test was wrong, but they failed to reduce Farmer's exceptionally long 7-1/2 year sentence which he received because of the mandatory AIDS test results. 3.) Farmer's harsh sentence is discriminatory Farmer was given an unusually severe sentence because he's gay and HIV positive. A typical sentence for Farmer's offense is 3 months for heterosexuals. *** The big question is Q. "What was his crime?" A. Steven was charged with photographing 2 underage male prostitutes, ages 16-17. No sex charges. Direct comments to: Chair Clemency Board c/o Office of the Governor Post Office Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 Governor Mike Lowry Legislative Building Olympia, WA 98504-0002 206-753-6780 ------- Auspices: GLU/Steven Farmer Defense Fund POB 20771 Seattle, WA 98102 Email: tomh@halcyon.com Stonewall Committee for Lesbian Gay Rights 6727 Seward Park Ave S. Seattle, WA 98118 Voice: 206-723-2549 206-542-8266 ************************************************************** For the more information on the Steven Farmer HIV horror story FTP halcyon.com pub/GLU/Library/Farmer ************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tomh@halcyon.com H O M E O F GLU / QPI Lesbian Resource Center News - (Inter) National LGBT Reader F I G H T B A C K W I T H T E C H N O L O G Y ----------------------------------------------------------------