In 1999 the Pride Committee formally adopted the Treatment Action Campaign as part of its outreach work to be part of the greater civil society.

1.

The broader aims of Pride’s adoption of this campaign are to:

1.1

Align with broader society in making public statements regarding human rights issues.

1.2

Ensure that "lesbian and gay" rights are seen in the broader context of human rights.

1.3

Support all groups whose mandate is to challenge policies that are discriminatory with regards to the rights of all people.

2.

The Pride Committee’s adoption and support of this programme is based on:

2.1

The support HIV/AIDS organisation in highlighting the struggle for affordable treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

2.2

The need to challenge everyone in South Africa to make environments conducive to talking about, and working with, people living with HIV/AIDS.

3.

In order to ensure this the Pride Committee shall:

3.1

Provide and distribute literature dealing with HIV/AIDS and safer sexual practices.

3.2

Ensure that condoms and literature are available at the Pride event.

3.3

Encourage all members of the committee to attend and support events and campaigns of the Treatment Action Campaign.

3.4

Where possible, assist the Treatment Action Campaign in fund raising at the Pride event.