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Is gay sexuality going back in the closet? By PATRICK MOORE The courts have set in motion the real possibility of gay marriage in the United States. HIV treatment, at least for those with health insurance, has vastly improved. Gay characters are regularly featured on network television. It would seem that the golden age of gay life in the United States has arrived. However, there is a growing sense among progressive gay thinkers that these provisional victories have come with a high cost. What has the gay community given up to reach this point? In its 2003 decision striking...

HIV High Among Homosexuals Summary: MSNBC reported on July 28, 2003 that HIV among homosexual and bisexual males has risen for the third consecutive year here in the U.S. Homosexuals and bisexual males are continuing to infect each other at increasing rates, according to an MSNBC report published on July 28, 2003. The report cites Centers for Disease Control (CDC) statistics indicating that AIDS diagnoses had risen 2.2% percent to 42,136 last year. An estimated 850,000 to 950,000 Americans have AIDS and it killed 16,371 last year. HIV infections surged 7.1% last year among men who have sex with men....