Priest dying of AIDS pleads for new drug
B.C. man first Anglican cleric in Canada to come out
Peter O'Neil, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, December 03, 2005

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A gay Vancouver priest went public Friday to admit he's dying of AIDS and needs Health Canada to allow him and four other men quick access to a proposed new treatment that could save their lives.

Rev. Michael Forshaw spoke out after obtaining the blessing of Vancouver Anglican Bishop Michael Ingham, who has been involved in a bitter battle with conservative Anglicans in Canada and around the world over same-sex blessings.

Forshaw, 64, is believed to be the first Anglican priest in Canada to go public to say he is a gay man with HIV/AIDS. Story