Amid the AIDS epimic, gay marriage wasn’t even on the radar, say some gay men who lost partners and iends.
Contents:
- GAY MARRIAGE AND AIDS: WE NOW KNOW THE CONNECTN
- IS AIDS A “GAY” DISEASE?
- GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE VICTORY STILL SHADOWED BY AIDS
GAY MARRIAGE AND AIDS: WE NOW KNOW THE CONNECTN
The high percentage of gay and bisexual men who are livg wh HIV means that, as a group, they have a greater risk of beg exposed to HIV; browse lks here. * aids and gay marriage *
In light of yterday’s cisn by the Feral District Court San Francis to strike down a ban on same-sex marriage California, why not ask the qutn: How do the legalizatn of gay marriage a particular geographil regn affect the HIV rate there?
The speculatn that legalizg gay marriage will lead to more HIV s go like this: Surely, the legalizatn of same-sex marriage is gog to lead to creased tolerance of homosexualy.
IS AIDS A “GAY” DISEASE?
Is AIDS a "gay" disease? Today, 70% of new HIV s occur homosexual and bisexual mal. HIV/AIDS is spread by risky sexual behavr... * aids and gay marriage *
Increased tolerance might enurage some people to adopt a more active homosexual liftyle. HIV rat are higher among homosexual men than among heterosexual men, so dog the mental math means surely HIV rat mt crease..
GAY MARRIAGE
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For example, we n nduct a survey that asks if the followg statement is te or false: “Homosexual behavr is always, or almost always, wrong.
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This is nsistent wh evince that US stat that are more tolerant have ls high-risk meetg plac and more safe meetg the extensive marg, men who do not have an active homosexual liftyle bee they eher fear the repercsns, or strongly sire to marry and have a fay, might now choose an active homosexual liftyle if there is an crease tolerance or if marriage bans are removed.
GAY MARRIAGE VICTORY STILL SHADOWED BY AIDS
The HIV epimic ntu to disproportnately impact gay and bisexual men, transgenr women, youth 13-24 and muni of lor. * aids and gay marriage *
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