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To: scripter
"no heterosexuals are so confused as to actually chase after a deadly disease as are the homosexuals in the film."

You mean, that you know of.

I find it quite bizarre as well that anyone would seek out such a disease.

"The Rolling Stone article was probably wrong on the 25% figure but not the fact that some homosexuals chase after a deadly disease."

Not probably. Definitely wrong, even as a ballpark figure.

"Bug chasing may not be huge but it surely shows some homosexuals are just that much more confused."

Well, I have to half agree with you. I think anyone who attempts to contract such a thing is delusional.

"They are so caught up in their sexual behavior they appear to be mentally unstable."

Well keeping in mind that this only applies to a small number of gays, I think the question is why they seek it. I haven't seen the documentary, but I suspect it has something to do with the politicization of AIDS since it is mainly known as a "gay disease".

45 posted on 06/04/2003 8:22:02 AM PDT by Qwerty
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To: Qwerty
Do you know of any reports of heterosexuals chasing after any deadly diseases and who in their right mind would?

Not every report I've read states the 25% figure is definitely wrong, but probably wrong, which is why I used it that way.

From the article:

"And that's the whole intent, especially for gay men, because they don't discuss it at all," Hogarth says. "The HIV rates in this country are way up. It's way up in the black community. It's a waiting avalanche that's waiting to come down. A lot of people don't test anymore, so you need for them to get sick [for the infection to be discovered], which takes about 10 years. And that's not the truth. We have to start telling the truth. And that would be the best thing that could come of [the documentary]--that people would start talking again and become aware of the risk."

And that's why I want GLSEN and other groups out of the schools. Not even the gay community is talking about the severe health hazards of the gay lifestyle, yet we have GLSEN in the schools and gay groups saying it's okay to be gay without a single reference to the severe health hazards.

46 posted on 06/04/2003 8:37:29 AM PDT by scripter
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