The Rev. Dr. Robert Franke

This journey has been so touched by stigma - selective ignorance (per Jill below) - opportunities for education - and surprises.

The story I share tonight was surprising to me because it is fairly recent and a reminder of how far we've come - but yet still have to go - in the education area. The Rev. Dr. Robert Franke, a retired Central Michigan University provost and Unitarian-Universalist minister was evicted from an assisted living facility because he had HIV. His lawsuit was settled in September 2010. Yes, this happened just 2 years ago. Dr. Franke was a teacher - and still is, even though he died on December 26, 2011, a little after a year following his fight for other seniors with HIV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcdAYL_01Qk