Re: Family Says Attack Outside Gay Club is a Hate Crime
By simplypeaceful
Created May 11 2011 - 11:17am
simplypeaceful May 11, 2011 at 11:17am
I was an HIV/AIDS educator in the early 90's when the AIDS epidemic was just starting. I remember early stats when 93% of all known AIDS patients were homosexual males and the other 7% were IV drug users. A tiny number were women and children or straight. We knew the vector but refused to call it what it was, and as a result the epidemic was allowed to spread to protect the lifestyles of one class of people. This does not give anyone license to hurt gays, but we must be allowed to tell the truth
simplypeaceful May 11, 2011
at 11:17am
I was an HIV/AIDS educator in the early 90's when the AIDS epidemic was just starting. I remember early stats when 93% of all known AIDS patients were homosexual males and the other 7% were IV drug users. A tiny number were women and children or straight. We knew the vector but refused to call it what it was, and as a result the epidemic was allowed to spread to protect the lifestyles of one class of people. This does not give anyone license to hurt gays, but we must be allowed to tell the truth