Intentional Unsafe Sex Among Gay Men Common: CDC

Yahoo ^ | 4-1-02 | Anon. Reuters Health Stringer

[driftless]

Don't laugh, they probably will. I am astonished (or maybe not) to see so many homosexuals condemn Reagan for "creating" the AIDS epidemic. In fact it was known back in the early 80's that unprotected anal sex was the chief cause of HIV transmission. David Horowitz related a story about his speaking to a group of homosexuals in San Francisco about that time. The suggestion that male homos restrict their sexual activities in any way to prevent infection was met with derision by the homosexuals present. So much for responsible behavior.

[driftless]

Are you sure that AIDs is the leading cause of death for males ages 25-44? Can you provide the numbers please?

[Palladin]

You are on to something, Ronin. I think it's time for the American Psychiatric Association to reclassify homosexuality as a mental illness. Gay men have got to be crazy to open themselves up to AIDS deliberately.

[Ahban]

Do the "Darwin Awards" accept group nominations?

[trevorjohnson]

ROMANS CHAPTER 1 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. THE DUE PENALTY OF THEIR PERVERSION

[PLK]

non-primary partners

Geez, has the CDC created a new name for it? Is it now "primary partner," whereas before it was "life partner?" Maybe it could be "part-time life partner" or "temporary partner" or "gay bar bathroom partner" or "gay bathhouse partner" or whatever. Do taxpayers still have to pay for health insurance? What is the criteria for "life partner?" How long?

This is so funny. I hope the CDC is totally discredited for their asinine pandering to politics rather than focusing on public health.

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[concerned about politics]

Geez, has the CDC created a new name for it? Is it now "primary partner," whereas before it was "life partner?" Maybe it could be "part-time life partner" or "temporary partner" or "gay bar bathroom partner" or "gay bathhouse partner" or whatever. Do taxpayers still have to pay for health insurance? What is the criteria for "life partner?" How long?

A safe, stable, loving home for adopted children? I think NOT!

[PLK]

So-called unprotected sex is the rule in all forms of sexual activity. homosexual or heterosexual. It takes the spontaneousness, continuity, and life out of the party to clad yourself in tupperware. This is why condoms will never be effective, homosexually or heterosexually.

Well, you are right, I suppose. But, you are still proposing a physiologic equality between hetero- vs homo- sex. However, the other statistic that the CDC hides (to maintain their P.C. stance) is that HIV is most easily transmitted when blood is exchanged. This occurs readily when the friable rectal tissue is torn during intercourse - meaning that rectal intercourse makes one more susceptible, whether between 2 males or between a male and female. Vaginas are tough, elastic organs that do NOT normally bleed during intercourse (STD's make a person more likely to contract HIV - this is why). Rectums are lined with vascular, easily torn tissue the does bleed easily. Do you get my point? CDC does not want to seem to "discriminate" in this issue.

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Rectum? I heard it darn near killed 'em!

[FITZ]

AIDs is the leading cause of death for males ages 25-44?

The only cause of death that I can imagine being higher would be car accidents.

[Ronin]

You would think that such a decision would be a no-brainer, but obviously it is not.

[RLK]

Well, you are right, I suppose. But, you are still proposing a physiologic equality between hetero- vs homo- sex.

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I am not proposing any such thing. I have been saying here for four years that homosexuality is primarily a serious mental of several types. I've said it elsewhere. However, given the urges of the moment, no matter how distorted, use of condoms is a coarse unromantic unaesthetic interruption that people do not engage in. When I see a movie featuring Angelique Jolie it does not provoke fantasies of going down to the drug store for a gross of condoms.

[BlackVeil]

You wrote that they won't be able to blame the next AIDS increase on Reagan. Of course they will. When did he ever give a speech warning of the dangers of "barebacking"? I don't remember any such thing ...