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Originally posted by TruckDriver69
reply to post by FugitiveSoul
Do you actually read the CDC stats or do you just pull your stats out of your hat? The CDC clearly says and I quote!
"(MSM)1 represent approximately 2% of the US population, yet are the population most severely affected by HIV and are the only risk group in which new HIV infections have been increasing steadily since the early 1990s. In 2006, MSM accounted for more than half (53%) of all new HIV infections in the United States, and MSM with a history of injection drug use (MSM-IDU) accounted for an additional 4% of new infections. At the end of 2006, more than half (53%) of all people living with HIV in the United States were MSM or MSM-IDU. Since the beginning of the US epidemic, MSM have consistently represented the largest percentage of persons diagnosed with AIDS and persons with an AIDS diagnosis who have died."
You lose and the whole movement is suspect.
We neither have closet children bombers or the in your face kind of killers the Gay movement has. We don't have the silent killers like we see at the gay pride events.. My mistake, the very vocal killers that spread this disease. Society as a whole doesn't have the blood on their hands like Homosexuals do. There is no comparison to the religious persecution we see today and the innocent victims of AIDS that homosexuals could care less about.
Their actions dictate their intentions and their actions dictate mine where gay marriage is concerned. The HIV infection rates tell us that Homosexuals just do not get it. There is clear and present danger here in our society, but by all means lets discuss gay marriage like its more important!
Originally posted by TruckDriver69
This how insane this political correctness has gone with Gay Marriage and how we are bending over backwards for Homosexuals in the name of tolerance! Where or when does it end? I mean if most liberals and homosexuals are this far gone there is no hope for society if they get their way.
I just can't imagine allowing homosexuals to donate blood. I know we have tests for this but not every donor will be intercepted if infected. This whole Gay rights thing is so way out of control. Gay Marriage should be the least of our worries if homosexuals and their supporters are trying to pull a stunt like this. Its one thing if they want to play with fire, but its another thing altogether if they are putting a gun to everyone else's head.
To me, this is a crime against humanity. Just one more reason to justifiably call this movement and their followers insane, mentally unbalance and a clear and present danger to society at large.
Call me a homophobe, just don't infect the blood supply.
Originally posted by Erongaricuaro
Your point is what, homophobia? Why are you concerned two men or two women sharing a home are any more than roommates?
Your example of "ANYTHING" being acceptable is too all-encompassing and surely there are situations that can be imagined that would overstep fairness and decency.
Kerry, Franken and 16 other liberal Senators insist they want the blood supply to remain safe and that donated blood must undergo two "highly accurate" tests that make the risk of tainted blood entering the blood supply virtually or nearly zero.
There may be blood borne diseases we don't have tests for that have nothing at all to do with sex. The article also refers to a number of scary sounding diseases that the site refers to as STD's, following are the majority of them, I have looked up their causes and when possible I have included the type of people at risk of them.
"Senator Kerry argues that this policy is now arcane because we have tests to determine if donated blood carries the HIV, but the problem is not the diseases we know of and have tests for but the diseases which we haven't identified as sexually transmitted and blood borne and don't have tests for," O'Leary points out.
Shigella
Who Gets MRSA? MRSA is spread by contact. So, you could get MRSA by touching another person who has it on the skin. Or you could get it by touching objects that have the bacteria on them. MRSA is carried by about 1% of the population, although most of them aren't infected.MRSA infections are common among people who have weak immune systems and are in hospitals, nursing homes, and other heath care centers. Infections can appear around surgical wounds or invasive devices, like catheters or implanted feeding tubes. Rates of infection in hospitals, especially intensive care units, are rising throughout the world. In U.S. hospitals, MRSA causes more than 60% of staph infections.
Chlamydia,
It is particularly likely to occur among toddlers who are not fully toilet-trained. Family members and playmates of such children are at high risk of becoming infected. Shigella infections may be acquired from eating contaminated food. Contaminated food usually looks and smells normal. Food may become contaminated by infected food handlers who forget to wash their hands with soap after using the bathroom.
. This is the only STD in this list that I looked upCampylobacter enteritis
predominantly found in sexually active females
Salmonella enteritis
is a common cause of intestinal infection. These bacteria also cause one of the many types of traveler's diarrhea. People usually get infected by eating or drinking contaminated food or water, often raw poultry, fresh produce, or unpasteurized milk. A person can also be infected by close contact with infected people or animals. Symptoms start 2 - 4 days after exposure and generally last 1 week.
Giardia lamblia
Eggs have been the most common food source linked to SE infections. SE can be inside perfectly normal-appearing eggs. If eggs contaminated with SE are eaten raw or lightly cooked (runny egg whites or yolks), the bacterium can cause illness. Since the early 2000s, poultry has also been found to be a common food source for SE infections. Multiple other, less frequently identified sources include raw milk, pork, beef, sprouts, and raw almonds. International travel and contact with reptiles have also been associated with SE infection Anyone can get a Salmonella infection, but the elderly, infants, and persons with impaired immune systems are at increased risk for serious illness. In these persons, a relatively small number of Salmonella bacteria can cause severe illness. In outbreaks, most of the deaths caused by SE have occurred among persons in nursing homes and hospitals. Egg-containing dishes prepared for any of these high-risk persons, whether in hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants, or at home, should use pasteurized eggs.
Entamoeba histolytica.
Giardia is a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal illness known as giardiasis. Giardia (also known as Giardia intestinalis, Giardia lamblia, or Giardia duodenalis) is found on surfaces or in soil, food, or water that has been contaminated with feces (poop) from infected humans or animals. While the parasite can be spread in different ways, water (drinking water and recreational water) is the most common method of transmission.
and Entamoeba coli
It can affect anyone, although it is more common in people who live in tropical areas with poor sanitary conditions.
Originally posted by sdcigarpig
So how can it be that heterosexual pride is not there? The media is reeking with it.
The current issue is Gay Marriage and what could be the harm in such?
Originally posted by toochaos4u
I would guess around 20% of the male population and this is in the south.
Originally posted by FugitiveSoul
The homophobia in this thread is laughable, and quite revealing.
As it turns out, roughly 80% of people, specifically men,
who display homophobic behavior have secret homosexual
feelings and desires.
How many women are infected with HIV/AIDS?
HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects women, with 16.6 million HIV-positive worldwide. Globally, 76 percent of all HIV-positive women live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Young black gay and bisexual men are the only population in the U.S. in which the pace of HIV's spread is increasing, according to a startling study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday.
Women represent about half of all HIV/AIDS cases worldwide, and the virus is spreading fastest among female populations, especially in developing countries, according to an article published in the June 10 issue of the magazine Science
I don't care what you say, Gay Pride Parades are not normal and do not represent civilized society. They are abnormal and putting it mildly, those that participate are mentally imbalanced. To compare the gay rights movement to the civil rights movement doesn't sway me one bit and I really think its a straw man argument.
African Americans were not simulating sex in the streets or being irresponsible by spreading a civilization ending plague for the rest of us to "enjoy." TO this day, they still do not get it. They are the largest group today still spreading that wicked disease.
Originally posted by Xtrozero
So now 20% are gay and the other 80% want to be gay???
Homophobia is just a derogatory slang term created by (guess who) to label anyone that may be against gay political agendas.
bigoted |ˈbigətid|
adjective
obstinately convinced of the superiority or correctness of one's own opinions and prejudiced against those who hold different opinions.
homophobia |ˌhōməˈfōbēə|
noun
an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people.
phobia |ˈfōbēə|
noun
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
The popular reason put forth is homosexually does not suggest any negative mental tendencies and so should not be a disorder....
Ok that is just history, but here is the fun part and ingenious...how does the gay community get back at the straight community...Well by creating a mental disorder for anyone that may disagree with the gay lifestyle...like I said ingenious...lol
Grade 3 teacher Lee Hicks makes no bones about it.
“One of the mandates is to move kids toward activism,” he told the Sun News Network’s David Menzies.
“One of the mandates is to move kids toward activism,” he told the Sun News Network’s David Menzies.
Originally posted by Xtrozero
Originally posted by toochaos4u
I would guess around 20% of the male population and this is in the south.
To be very honest...if that was the case then any law could be passed in their favor. There would be no heterosexual majority rule in anything. 35% of the population votes or less and so 20% and a lot less than 20% could drive a vote in any direction.
I think San Fran is 15% gay, so let's go to a typical town and randomly pick 100 guys and see the 20 that are gay...you can't even do that in San Fran... Well maybe in a bath house...
This high percentage propaganda was first pushed in the 70s by the gays and it seems they did well with it. So 20% gay, 40% bi/curious 40% in favor of gays....what the hell America is gay!!! Well except for one state that is...
edit on 12-5-2012 by Xtrozero because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Radiobuzz
I'm not from the US and I think this is insane. Not only for denying the LGTB community of their basic rights but also because now 'marriage' is the only legal domestic union valid on NC, and hence everyone, including straight people, will be affected by this.
I'm sorry if it offends any US citizen but it seems to me that it's a huge distortion of democracy when a majority choses if a minority will have basic rights or not. Democracy should actually protect any minority because the sum of all minorities is what makes a population, so it's a huge hit to the system when any group get its liberties taken away. It's a sadden news and I don't think you have to be gay to understand how bad this is.
www.nytimes.com
(visit the link for the full news article)