On Wednesday, the US Senate has voted against the HIV Travel Ban, which has been barring HIV+ foreigners from entering the country since 1987. The bill will now go to the joint committee and GW for final approval. It's most likely going to pass, as GW has already shown approval for it. If it's signed, HIV+ individuals will be allowed to visit the US without a special waiver, although they will still be banned from obtaining permanent residency.

Andrew Sullivan, an HIV+ non-resident alien residing in the US, states that, "it's one of the happiest days" of his whole life. "For two and a half decades, I have longed to be a citizen of the country I love and have made my home. I now can. There is no greater feeling," he says.