The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #153828   Message #3610210
Posted By: GUEST,Troubadour
17-Mar-14 - 06:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: Discussion of HIV transmission.
Subject: RE: BS: Discussion of HIV transmission.
"You don't necessarily have to focus on just the homosexual aspects of it...HIV/AIDS is a physical killer,"

Tell that to Ake.

We've been trying for months, so good luck with that!

Incidentally, HIV doesn't kill anybody. People only die when it progresses to AIDS, which is becoming less frequent month on month.

If people like Ake focussed on the disease, rather than stigmatising one particular group of victims, a hell of a lot more WOULD get done.

The most significant factor preventing a near 100% take up of testing is the homophobic reaction of people like Ake.

Would you want to expose yourself to being ostracised, having reduced job prospects and being pointed at by miserable narrow minded people?