By Daniel Hirsch, Mission Local
After a rally today outside of City Hall to support a budget appropriation to increase funds for greater accessibility to pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection, Supervisor Scott Wiener acknowledged that he had been slightly anxious leading up to today. Yesterday, in a post on the Huffington Post, Wiener had “come out” as the first elected official to use the drug.
“I was definitely a little bit nervous how people would respond,” said Wiener on the steps of City Hall. “But the response has been overwhelmingly positive. . . . Actually, some of the most positive responses has been from straight people who didn’t even know what Truvada is.”
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