H.I.V. Diagnosis Rates Continue to Rise Among Young Men, African-Americans

New York Times ^ | June 27, 2008 | David Tuller

[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.”

[Snip]

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.”

[Zakeet]

This is Bush's fault for emphasizing abstinence-only
education and promoting poverty and racism.

[mnehring]

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

[Dilbert San Diego]

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.”

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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.

[Steely Tom]

“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.

[isrul]

Seems faggotry is spreading to the black community. Just love equal opportunity.

[isrul]

You must know the answer to that. Bush is the devil. yes?

[andy58-in-nh]

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.

[CGTRWK]

Headline: rates rise among young men.

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

Someone here is lying.

[massgopguy]

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

[mnehring]

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..

[darkangel82]

BDS is reaching terminal levels.

[isrul]

And there's video to prove it that will be released at the proper time ;)

[Sociopathocracy]

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.

[Enchante]

"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"

[RckyRaCoCo]

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

[andy58-in-nh]

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.

[auboy]

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?

[donna]

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

[count-your-change]

“...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.

[Gator113]

Drill or Die!!

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