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By Terri Rimmer for GayFortWorth.com When Roger and Dave moved to Dallas, they thought it would be a haven. Instead, days before Christmas they were on a two- to three-week waiting list to get into the Samaritan House, a residential facility for those who are HIV positive or who have AIDS. Luckily, at a Christmas party they met a pastor who paid for them to stay a week in a motel, a respite from being homeless and jobless. Their belongings were in storage, also a source of financial drain for them. Roger, 43, HIV positive since 1996 and homeless with his partner Dave since November, lived in a mobile home in Azle with Dave and is collecting Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits. They sold their home in last May when they moved to Dallas. "The bills just became overwhelming," said Roger. "By that time we had pawned most of our things. This past November rather than paying the rent I paid on our pawned items with interest. I thought AIDS Outreach Center m...