Ribbon Cutting - Dedication of Whitman - Walker Clinic

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR REMARKS FUR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. RIBBON CUTTING DEDICATION OF WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC 1407 S STREET, N-W. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1987 11:00 A-M. GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE COME A LUNG WAY. I CAN REMEMBER WHEN THE FIRST HEALTH PROGRAM IN THE GAY COMMUNITY— THE GAY MEN'S VD CLINIC, WAS OPERATING OUT OF THE BASEMENT OF GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN CHURCH WAY BACK IN 1973- IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT, AS THE WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC GREW IN ITS SPACE AS WELL AS ITS PROGRAMS, IT SOUGHT POLITICAL SUPPORT ALUNG THE WAY- ANYONE RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE HAD TO PASS A LITMUS TEST-SUPPORT FUR THE CLINIC-