don't have to embrace, but don't have to discriminate against. And it doesn't matter the end result. It's the equality NOW part, not that in the future there will be a lot more HIV related deaths by a certain segment. It's how you treat them NOW that matters.So why should we embrace the community if the end result is? If anyone wants to be treated with respect and taken seriously then this isn't the way to do it.
I didn't want to talk about this anymore, but here I go.
Straight couples do not have as much as as gay couples. Straight couples do not have as much random sex as gay couples. Straight couples do not have as much polygamous sex a gay couples. And if only 1% of your population is infected and you don't do as many activities that could spread the virus, yes there is much less to worry about. When you are doing more activities that can spread AND there are 20% of your prospective partners positive, there is much much more to worry about.
don't have to embrace, but don't have to discriminate against. And it doesn't matter the end result. It's the equality NOW part, not that in the future there will be a lot more HIV related deaths by a certain segment. It's how you treat them NOW that matters.
But it comes across like you're a bunch of fucking savages. And who wants that? Its hard to fight for something so ugly.
But it comes across like you're a bunch of fucking savages. And who wants that? Its hard to fight for something so ugly.
HIV-infected people are not murderers or attempted murderers and should not be assumed they are or treated that they are. Well most of them anyway, a vast majority of them anyway.
HIV-infected people are not murderers or attempted murderers and should not be assumed they are or treated that they are. Well most of them anyway, a vast majority of them anyway.
No, it is open with caveats.
Discrimination by moral judgement. same story, different target.
My point is that people are human and emotional beings. You're painting an ugly picture. No one is going to fight for a group of people trying to kill puppies either.
I'm not so sure dave is representing the gay community very well here. He's making it sound like all gay people participate in this fucked up underworld of kinky sex and degraded morals. It's really not the case. I mean, if we all go out and look in our communities we'll find an element of the straight population that engages in this sort of risky behavior too, but they also aren't the norm. I know tons of gay people and dave is the only one I know that is worried about catching the hiv.
Dave, I think you need to reconsider this lifestyle. It's worrisome. it's not like anyone here didn't grow up with the risk of hiv hanging over us. We all figured out how to use condoms and choose our partners wisely. Hell, I went through a period where I wouldn't sleep with someone without them getting tested first. Made for some interesting first dates at the clinic.