NY. Sen. Tom Duane Rages On HIV Bill

Openly gay and openly HIV positive New York Senator Tom Duane delivered one of the most blistering, heartfelt, and painful speeches I think I may have ever heard yesterday. The NY Daily News:

Sen. Tom Duane gave an eyebrow-raising performance on the Senate floor early this morning in hopes of moving his colleagues to support a bill that prevents people living with HIV or AIDS and receiving public assistance from having to pay more than 30 percent of their monthly income on rent. The bill was one of the last things the Senate did before departing the Capitol. Despite the late hour - the second marathon Senate session in a row - Duane mustered the energy to deliver an impassioned 21-minute speech, his voice raising at times to a near-scream.

Watch this. Watch all 22 minutes.