Kudos to the Gertrude Stein Democrats

Kudos to the Gertrude Stein Democrats. The Stein Democrats were one of the many organizations in DC that testified in support of Smoke-Free Workplace legislation. Now, they are taking their support of smoke-free workplaces to a new level. They decided at their last meeting:

"The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club will not sponsor, co-sponsor or send a representative to any indoor venue that permits smoking, including the National Democratic Club; and

The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club calls on that the National Democratic Club to withdraw its application for an exemption to the Department of Health Functions Clarification Amendment Act of 2006 and prohibit smoking inside of the club; and

The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club calls on the D.C. Democratic State Committee to likewise not sponsor, co-sponsor or send a representative to any indoor venue that permits smoking, including the National Democratic Club, and demand that the National Democratic Club to prohibit indoor smoking."

You can read the whole resolution right here. I've written often on this blog about why second-hand smoke hurts all of us, but it is particularly deadly for people living with HIV.

I'm thrilled to see Gertrude Stein Democrats taking a strong stand on this issue.