""Don, you "strongly suspect" that Ake would not change his opinion if there were no serious STIs.
He actually sates that is his only concern.""

And when asked what his attitude would be to Lesbian marriages (lesbians being a low health risk group), he replied that there are "other considerations".

So my statement would seem to have some basis in fact and it is likely that there will always be ""other considerations"" offering an excuse for discrimination.

Don T.