Medical activists, politicians, BAYMEC, and organized labor hold a joint news conference in opposition of Proposition 102, a ballot initiative that would impose HIV testing for insurability and employability. Left to right: Martin Fenstersheib, M.D.; Roger Kennedy, M.D.; State Assemblyman John Vasconellos; Representative Barney Frank; Wiggsy Sivertsen, BAYMEC; and Rick Sawyer, CIO Labor Business Agent. Written on verso: "Fig. 310 Left to right: Martin Fenster- Sheib M.D.; Roger Kennedy M.D.; State Assemblyman John Vasconellos; Representative Barney Frank; Wiggsy Sivertsen, BAYMEC; and Rick Sawyer, CIO Labor Business Agent; Hold a news conference in opposition of Proposition 102, 1988." The proposition was authored by Representative William Dannemeyer (R-Fullerton). See Ted Sahl, "From Closet to Community," pp. 167-171. Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit Grayscale. Auto Level image processing and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
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