anti—AIDS drugs?

Gebbie: Certainly the lack of drugs is a
problem. I'm not sure that money is what
will make the difference because it also has
to do with the brilliance of the ideas we
have; until you have the idea all the money
in the world won't get you there. We're
trying to push people to keep having
creative ideas and then let the money
follow. The real problem continues to be
denial and ownership of the problem.

OITM: Why do you think people,
specifically some gay men, continue to
engage in unsafe sex?

Gebbie: Why do some physicians still
smoke cigarettes? Why is it people don't
connect what they know in their head with
their bodies? A whole lot of real complicated
human life reasons. I think we're learning
more and more how to help people make
wise choices, how to give them the skills,
how to say to them “you are worth it-your
life is worth it” With sexuality, you can't do
this without some blunt talk that our society
has been reluctant to have.

OITM: What message would you like to
give lesbian and gay Vermonters?

Gebbie: Stay concerned about this
epidemic. Keep speaking up, know that
you've got some friends who want to do
right by this disease, and let's keep the
dialogue going. We're going to save more
lives here.

As the first National AIDS Policy
Coordinator, Kristine Gebbie’s chief
responsibility of coordinating governmental
efforts to combat AIDS remains an
overwhelming task thirteen years into the
AIDS epidemic. Gebbie's outstanding
credentials, education in nursing, experience
in public health, and straight forward style
highlight President Clinton's national
strategy in the fight against AIDS. V

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