Posted on 12/01/2004 10:29:18 AM PST by presidio9
DISCRIMINATION against gay men, lesbians and bisexuals could be responsible for high levels of mental illness and self-harm, research suggested today.
A study found that attacks and bullying could be linked to the widespread mental disorder that homosexuals appear to suffer.
Most of southern Africa is living in the 21st century and references to tribal practices aren't as relevant as trade and work patterns that take men far from home for long periods of time to places where prostitution and drug use are common. I read a profile of a village in Swaziland where many people caught it not only from their husbands, but from close relatives either in the womb or in caring for the bleeding sores of the sick. Hygiene is abysmal.
Most Southern Africans are CHRISTIANS who completely reject homosexuality in every form--moreso than many Christians in America do. That's why the Church of England in Africa has rejected the Episcopalians here.
Thanks for sharing.
Maybe you should start a thread for this important news.
Naw - it's just the Gospel.
It has that affect on people, though.
Shalom.
How very sad and very tragic. I will keep you, your son and your family in my prayers.
That's from drug use more than anything else:
Anal Sex Largest Cause of HIV in Africa (The title is incorrect - read the story)
African sexual health programmes "misguided"
African Women and AIDS
that explains the former governor of New Jersey.
Thanks. It's in the database. I'm working on how to best dump the categories in separate posts.
You're welcome. See reply 150.
I like it! Named links are great.
There has to be a way to distribute all the information you have collected. The non-religious information your have collected is particularly useful because the homo-advocates are spining all oposition to them as "merely religious".
I saw this with a recent effort by the FL Bar Family Law Division effort to seek permission from the FL Bar Governors to petition for the repeal of FL's prohibition on homosexual adoption. The effort failed based on the divisive issue rule as a result of membership objections. It was not before the head of that division slapped the label of religious homophobes on oposition.
We need to diseminate the information of how homosexual politics are NOT in any way the same as the civil rights movement of the 60's.
It is only recently that the myth of 10% of the population was finally confirmed and only after the homosexual groups confirmed the exageration in their lawrence brief. (2.7% of the population max)
Every time someone chimes in with religious objections as it relates to law, John and Jane Q. Public tune out.
:o)
Thanks for the info scripter. Nothing quote like having the facts!!
I'm so busy right now I can't take the time to even think about it.
You're a funny guy. ;-) And I mean that in a good sense!
You're quite welcome. Or should I say quote welcome? ;-)
Yep. The try anything once portion.
Hey, I'm talking about a specific proportion of the population, and remnants of CULTURAL tradition, not condemning all Southern Africans of being primitives. I was also speaking of the whole continent, and Africa happens to be a big one.
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