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H.I.V. Diagnosis Rates Continue to Rise Among Young Men, African-Americans
New York Times ^ | June 27, 2008 | David Tuller

Posted on 06/27/2008 11:15:29 AM PDT by Zakeet

Diagnoses of H.I.V. and AIDS in men who have sex with men rose significantly between 2001 and 2006 while declining in other demographic groups, the federal Centers for Disease Control reported Thursday.

The increase in diagnoses was especially high among males between the ages of 13 and 24, with an annual increase of 12.4 percent, compared to 1.5 percent for men overall. The annual increase was still higher among young African-American men who have sex with men, nearly 15 percent.

Among African-American men of all ages who have sex with men, the annual increase in diagnoses was 1.9 percent.

Experts said yesterday that the new statistics were an ominous -- but not necessarily surprising -- indicator that the epidemic continues to flourish among gay men more than 25 years after it began.

“It’s a grim report,” said Dr. Ronald Stall, an epidemiologist and professor of public health at the University of Pittsburgh. “It means roughly speaking that about half of the American AIDS epidemic is occurring among a few percent of the adult population. And the terrible trends we’re seeing among white gay men are even amplified further among minority men.”

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Jennifer Hecht, education director at the Stop AIDS Project in San Francisco, said that lack of access to information was a key factor in the increase in infection rates.

“In a lot of ways this is connected to the administration’s policy of emphasizing abstinence-only education,” she said. “And the high rates we see among black men and other minorities indicate that it’s very much connected to larger issues like poverty and racism.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aids; hiv; hivaids; homosexualagenda; mediabias; msm; race; racism; riskybehavior
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This is Bush's fault for emphasizing abstinence-only
education and promoting poverty and racism.

1 posted on 06/27/2008 11:15:30 AM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

..and how exactly does President Bush ‘promote’ poverty and racism?


2 posted on 06/27/2008 11:18:38 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: Zakeet

Jennifer Hecht, education director at the Stop AIDS Project in San Francisco, said that lack of access to information was a key factor in the increase in infection rates.

“In a lot of ways this is connected to the administration’s policy of emphasizing abstinence-only education,” she said. “And the high rates we see among black men and other minorities indicate that it’s very much connected to larger issues like poverty and racism.”


Is this really true? We’ve been hearing about condoms and “safe sex” for over 20 years now. Is she serious, that the message hasn’t penetrated because of Bush?

It’s just hard to believe that she can say with a straight face that lack of access to information about how AIDS is spread, and what to do to prevent infection is a cause of this.


3 posted on 06/27/2008 11:21:05 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Zakeet
“In a lot of ways this is connected to the administration’s policy of emphasizing abstinence-only education,” she said. “And the high rates we see among black men and other minorities indicate that it’s very much connected to larger issues like poverty and racism.”

Speechless. Just... speechless.

4 posted on 06/27/2008 11:21:19 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Without the second, the rest are just politicians' BS.)
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To: Zakeet
Seems faggotry is spreading to the black community. Just love equal opportunity.
5 posted on 06/27/2008 11:22:25 AM PDT by isrul (Help make every day, "Disrespect a muzzie day.")
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To: mnehrling
You must know the answer to that. Bush is the devil. yes?
6 posted on 06/27/2008 11:23:53 AM PDT by isrul (Help make every day, "Disrespect a muzzie day.")
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To: Zakeet
Yes, it couldn't possibly have anything to do with gay men behaving badly, taking wild risks with their own health and that of others by engaging in degenerate sexual acts long known to be dangerous.

The New York Times really is a piece of crap. Look at the utterly dishonest headline designed to evade personal responsibility and shift the blame. What they are saying is that it's Bush's fault and that "young men and African-Americans" are the hardest hit.

Absolutely disgusting.

7 posted on 06/27/2008 11:24:36 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (Peace is Not The Question.)
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To: Zakeet

Headline: rates rise among young men.

First sentence: rates rise among homosexuals while declining among everybody else.

Someone here is lying.


8 posted on 06/27/2008 11:25:56 AM PDT by CGTRWK
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To: andy58-in-nh

Didn’t they watch “Tongues” on PBS? It’s FREE!!!!


9 posted on 06/27/2008 11:26:02 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: isrul
Exactly. President Bush sneaks out of the White House every night with a bag for loot and a bunch of needles. He then goes to poor neighborhoods, steals all their money, takes their condoms, and injects them with aids. He then uses HAARP to send gay signals to them so they all turn.. then he sneaks back to the White House and he and Cheney take all of the loot and burn it to the Owl god they worship.. yea, that's it..
10 posted on 06/27/2008 11:27:02 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: Steely Tom

BDS is reaching terminal levels.


11 posted on 06/27/2008 11:28:29 AM PDT by darkangel82 (If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
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To: mnehrling
And there's video to prove it that will be released at the proper time ;)
12 posted on 06/27/2008 11:30:54 AM PDT by isrul (Help make every day, "Disrespect a muzzie day.")
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To: mnehrling
He then uses HAARP to send gay signals to them so they all turn.. then he sneaks back to the White House and he and Cheney take all of the loot and burn it to the Owl god they worship.. yea, that's it.

Hmmm, wait'll Alex Jones hears this.
13 posted on 06/27/2008 11:32:46 AM PDT by Sociopathocracy (Ad majorem Dei gloriam)
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To: Zakeet
"about half of the American AIDS epidemic is occurring among a few percent of the adult population. And the terrible trends we’re seeing among white gay men are even amplified further among minority men."

As usual, a few % of the population is thoroughly depraved and vicious, and the Demagogues are always devoted to supporting and perpetuating their "lifestyles"
14 posted on 06/27/2008 11:34:42 AM PDT by Enchante (Barack Chamberlain: My 1930s Appeasement Policy Goes Well With My 1960s Socialist Policies!)
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To: isrul

Guess $4 billion a year in American aid(up from $1.4 BEFORE “compassionate conservatism”)to Africa isn’t enough....


15 posted on 06/27/2008 11:34:42 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Gov. Granholm=Garbage)
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To: massgopguy
Knowing the "members" of the editorial boards of both the Times and the Boston Globe, I'm sure they made popcorn and held hands. Or used poppers and held hands. Or something like that. Pass the butter...eeeewww.
16 posted on 06/27/2008 11:35:08 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (Peace is Not The Question.)
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To: Zakeet
The annual increase was still higher among young African-American men who have sex with men, nearly 15 percent.

Among African-American men of all ages who have sex with men, the annual increase in diagnoses was 1.9 percent.

Experts said yesterday that the new statistics were an ominous -- but not necessarily surprising -- indicator that the epidemic continues to flourish among gay men more than 25 years after it began.

Seems the headline H.I.V. Diagnosis Rates Continue to Rise Among Young Men, African-Americans left out the part about who have sex with men. What's the big surprise here?

17 posted on 06/27/2008 11:43:10 AM PDT by auboy (Men who cannot deceive others are very often successful at deceiving themselves. Samuel Johnson)
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To: isrul

We are teaching homosexuality in public schools - it’s going to spread.


18 posted on 06/27/2008 11:59:30 AM PDT by donna ("Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.")
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To: Dilbert San Diego
“...connected to larger issues like poverty and racism.”
And global worming and being forced off native tribal lands in the suburbs, the decline of the dollar, aspartamine and fluoride in the water, tobacco companies, tight shoes.
But more (Aids Education) money will cure all. And I type all this with straight fingers.
19 posted on 06/27/2008 12:01:44 PM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: Zakeet

Drill or Die!!

Wait...that might be the wrong battle cry for this thread.


20 posted on 06/27/2008 12:02:01 PM PDT by Gator113 (Drill here, drill now...... or die.)
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