CARNAL NATION

HIV and aides spread through the homo community it would stand to reason if homo's stop having sewer sex's there would be a great decrease in this decease.
Letting them defile marriage isn't the answer.
Just stop the queer sex's and live.

I've worked in the HIV/AIDS field since the 80's, first as a volunteer and for the past 10 in outreach and case management. HIV infection is an equal opportunity disease. It matters not if you are gay, bisexual, straight, transgendered; it matters not what race or ethnicity; it matters not your level of education, the size of your home, your neighborhood, your degrees, titles, cars or the clothes you wear. It is true that some behaviors are higher risk than others: IV drug use, especially with shared needles, unprotected sex of any kind. That includes anal sex between men as well as anal sex between men and women. It includes unprotected vaginal sex and other sexual behaviors. It can include transmission from mother to child. It can include a bad blood transfusion. Alcohol, crack, other drugs also lead to a higher risk of infection because drug/alcohol use leads to riskier behaviors. Most people who have tested HIV positive live, work, think, breathe, love, struggle, laugh, cry, grieve, garden, cheer sports teams, and everything else everyone else does. HIV is NOT only for people who are not married or in a committed relationship; it can affect anyone who engages in risky behavior. HIV rates among straight men and women are rising. So don't think for minute you won't get it because you don't happen to be gay.

HIV infection is a disease, a medical problem. It is NOT a moral issue at all. HIV/AIDS stigma hurts the people who have the infection as well as those who love them. I've know thousands of people with HIV from every race, ethnic group, religion, country of origin, economic/social class. I have yet to meet even ONE person who did not "deserve" my respect as a fellow human being, I have yet to meet ONE person who didn't have value as a fellow human being. I HAVE met thousands who are creative, survivors, gutsy, intelligent, funny, hard working, determined and loving, in spite of all the utter crap and bull shit that gets thrown their way.

HIV is a virus. A cold is also a virus. If you don't condemn the person in your home or office or school for getting a cold and passing it on to you, then why condemn someone who is fighting a much tougher virus? Would you treat someone with cancer that way? With obesity? A smoker? An auto worker or wealthy banker? People HAVE HIV infection. But that is not even close to WHO they are as human beings.

We all have an HIV STATUS: You are blessed if your current status is HIV NEGATIVE. Stay safe, don't do stupid, risky stuff --
and find a little compassion for those who struggle with HIV. They deserve it. I know!

Go home, deal with your homophobia and cut the crap. You might just be surprised to find out just how wonderful people can be, however they define their sexual orientation, whether or not they have HIV infection and whether or not you believe you are so righteous as to judge.

Best wishes,
an Aids advocate

The comment above mine is the most inspirational thing ive ever read on HIV/AIDS. It feels good to know, amongst all the stupid dumbasses in the world, there ARE compassionate, intelligent people.

I was working with HIV positive for several years. They were absolutely normal people, like all of us. The only particular thing was that they were dealing with a different situation.

I've never heard about a virus who discriminates anybody. Viruses are blind judgement beings. They just follow their rules. Those rules, about HIV, are clear since a long time ago, but it seems that most humans are too busy making judgements, so they don't have time to read the information about how the HIV works and how to prevent its transmission.

I'm tired of this homo-hetero fight. The real fight is about making people understand the most simple thing: it is not about how much or less you do, it's about how you do it.

Most of those who judge HIV positive haven't even had a test themselves. If you are not virgin, then, go for it. As much as you wait to have the results, as much as you are putting yourself and the rest at risk.

The real disease around this is SOCIAL AIDS. That stupid way people behave with those courageous enough to check themselves through an HIV test.
The biggest obstacle is the religion issue that forbids people to have safer sex.
Goverments that spends lots of money on taking care of those who get it but don't spend it on prevention campaings. Use condoms!!!!!!!!!!!
The horrible thing is that there is still people carrying it and spreading it and not facing the fact of having a test, because they are not gay or drug users.
The unbelieveable thing is that there is still people who have no idea about how this virus works. Why? Because they don't read.

You don't want to be kind to those who already have it? Fair enough. Then, make an effort to be kind to yourself. Do the test. Face your HIV status. And, the most important point, treat every single person as if they were HIV+, and do so with yourself, and explain to the others why: the most beautiful way of showing your love to the one you've got in front of you is having great, wonderful, fantastic and safer sex.

Stop feeling different. We are all the same for HIV.

Sorry about any mistake on the comment. English is not my mother tongue.

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