http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/aids/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:43:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417428/posts The owner of a gay sex club in NYC reportedly said the following in the mid-1990s: “If I were to get AIDS today, it’s my own f***ing fault. I deserve it.” Agree or disagree? Policing public sex http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417428/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:43:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417175/posts BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — They had to travel to the ends of the Earth to do it, but two Argentine men succeeded in becoming Latin America's first same-sex married couple.After their first attempt to wed earlier this month in Buenos Aires was thwarted, gay rights activists Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre took their civil ceremony to the capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, where sympathetic governor backed their bid to make Latin American history.The couple exchanged rings Monday in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, closer to Antarctica than Buenos Aires. The informal ceremony was witnessed... Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417175/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:14:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414859/posts Scientists seeking to understand how to make an AIDS vaccine have found the cause of a major roadblock. It turns out that the immune system can indeed produce cells with the potential to manufacture powerful HIV-blocking antibodies – but at the same time, the immune system works equally hard to make sure these cells are eliminated before they have a chance to mature. "These studies show that a potentially protective neutralizing antibody against a viral disease is under the control of immunological tolerance," said Barton Haynes, M.D., director of the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) at Duke University Medical... Duke University Medical Center via biologynews.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414859/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412398/posts A pro-family leader says organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference are engaging in "moral surrender" by allowing a Republican homosexual activist group to co-sponsor the prestigious event. Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr., and Liberty Counsel founder and chairman Mat Staver have sent a letter to American Conservative Union chairman David Keene, warning him they will boycott CPAC 2010 if the homosexual activist group GOProud is allowed to remain as a co-sponsor of the February event. Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, was one of the first social conservative leaders to sign the letter. He... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412398/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:17:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411496/posts A former international rugby star has shocked the sports world by revealing that he is gay. Gareth Thomas, Wales' most-capped player after appearing in 100 Tests, made the surprise announcement in an interview with British newspaper The Daily Mail. The 35-year-old retired from internationals after the 2007 World Cup, but still plays for Welsh provincial side Cardiff Blues. He is the first openly gay top-level rugby player, although top referee Nigel Owens came out in 2007. While homosexuality in a macho code such as rugby is rarely acknowledged, top-level tennis players such as Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Amelie... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411496/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:39:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409987/posts The BBC has apologised after complaints about an online debate which asked: "Should homosexuals face execution?" in response to proposed anti-gay legislation in Uganda. Critics flooded the British broadcaster's website after it launched the provocative debate ahead of a World Service Africa Have Your Say feature. The headline question asking if gays should face execution was later changed to: "Should Uganda debate gay laws?" and the BBC World Service admitted the original version overstepped the mark. "The original headline on our website was, in hindsight, too stark. We apologise for any offence it caused," the director of BBC World Service,... Nine News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409987/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:18:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409989/posts snip Christianity Today spoke on the phone with Niringiye about the cultural context of the bill and how he thinks American Christians should respond.How are Ugandan Christians generally responding to this legislation?This is not just a Christian response. I can certainly say the objectives of the bill have the total support of most of Uganda, not just Christians, but also Muslims and Roman Catholics. It would not be right to talk about how Christians feel. They're all agreed on the objectives. There will be a difference of opinion on the details of the bill.The second thing I need to say... Christiantiy Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409989/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:22:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409817/posts A coalition of human rights groups is condemning a proposed amendment to Rwanda's criminal law that would criminalize homosexual behavior and advocacy. Meanwhile, Rwanda's northern neighbor, Uganda, is receiving heat for a "draconian" anti-gay bill being debated in its legislature. The coalition Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders says the draft language to criminalize homosexuality could be voted on in the Rwandan lower house of parliament by Friday.  The draft code would then pass to the Rwandan senate for approval. The amended language for Article 217 acquired by the group would give offenders - those who "practice," "encourage,"... VOA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409817/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:04:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407021/posts SIRAKANO, Uganda — At age 45, after giving birth to 13 children in her village of thatch roofs and bare feet, Beatrice Adongo made a discovery that startled her: birth control. "I delivered all these children because I didn't know there was another way," said Adongo, who started on a free quarterly contraceptive injection last year. Surrounded by her weary-faced brood, her 21-month-old boy clutching at her faded blue dress, she added glumly: "I fear we are already too many in this family." (snip) Under President George W. Bush, the United States withdrew from its decades-long role as a global... McClatchy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407021/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:15:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406566/posts On Tuesday, December 8, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) and the Council on Women and Girls co-hosted a Women and HIV Meeting at the White House. The purpose of the meeting was to examine effective approaches to lowering HIV incidence in women, reducing racial disparities in infection rates and access to care, and improving services for women and girls living with HIV.It was an insightful discussion on lessons learned specific to women and will help inform the development of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS).  This Strategy has three primary goals:  reducing HIV incidence, increasing access to care and... Government Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406566/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:33:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405547/posts Fistgate instructor Margot Abels had been with the Massachusetts DOE “Safe Schools” program for seven years by the time she ran the scandalous workshop documented at the GLSEN-Boston conference in 2000. That takes her back to 1993, the year the “safe schools” program began in the DOE. She had run “at least five” workshops similar to Fistgate prior to 2000.... It was in 1992 that Kevin Jennings joined radical David LaFontaine at the Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, to “run its education committee” – which set up the “safe schools” programs in the Department of Education..... Isn’t it... massresistance.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405547/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:11:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403196/posts Members of the curling community are excited about a joint fundraising program between United States Curling Association and Central Coast HIV/AIDS. With the help of the curling team’s sponsor, Kodiak Technology Group, they will sell Hurry Hard condoms. “Hurry Hard!” is part of the curling vocabulary. The condom’s logo will feature a smiling curling stone on a house. The condoms will be sold leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games in British Columbia, Canada. Canada Views http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403196/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:18:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402733/posts KAMPALA, Uganda, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Uganda is considering legislation that would impose a death sentence for intentional or willful transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, authorities say. UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402733/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:58:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401488/posts An HIV-positive man has infected his sleeping wife with the virus, which can cause AIDS, by pricking her with a sewing needle dipped in his own blood. It's believed he wanted to give her the disease so she would start having sex with him again, the Sunday Star Times reported. It's the first case of its kind in New Zealand. Other cases have seen HIV-positive people infect others through unprotected sex. The man, 35, admitted infecting his wife, 33, and has been remanded in prison awaiting sentence for wilfully infecting another with a disease, an offence that carries a maximum... Nine News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401488/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 14:49:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401114/posts He won a multimillion-dollar settlement in 1991 from the actor's estate after convincing a jury that Hudson had knowingly exposed him to AIDS. Marc Christian MacGinnis, who won a multimillion-dollar settlement in 1991 from the estate of his ex-lover, actor Rock Hudson, after convincing a jury Hudson had knowingly exposed him to AIDS, has died. He was 56. Known as Marc Christian, he died of pulmonary problems June 2 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. The details were confirmed Friday by his sister, Susan Dahl, who said she did not publicly announce his death earlier because of... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401114/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:02:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399509/posts It is now obvious to keen observers that the hysteria over climate change and global warming, was nothing more than a big fat hoax, intended to extort billions of dollars from the American people. But this is not the only big scam being peddled in America. A South African Afrikaner journalist, Rian Malan, revealed a few years ago that the statistics on HIV and AIDS are pure lies. The corrupt UN organization, UNAIDS, has been claiming that Aids is wiping out the African population. Yet, population statistics show that the nations that are supposedly being wiped out by Aids, are... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399509/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:41:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396517/posts As a gay Ugandan, Frank Mugisha has endured insults from strangers, hate messages on his phone, police harassment and being outed in a tabloid as one of the country's "top homos". That may soon seem like the good old days. Life imprisonment is the minimum punishment for anyone convicted of having gay sex, under an anti-homosexuality bill currently before Uganda's parliament. If the accused person is HIV positive or a serial offender, or a "person of authority" over the other partner, or if the "victim" is under 18, a conviction will result in the death penalty. Members of the public... www.guardian.co.uk (Beware the leftist spin) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396517/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:03:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394052/posts Ban Lifted For Green-Card Applicants With HIV A two-decade-old rule kept those with the virus out of the U.S. Now such immigrants will be able to visit the country and apply for legal status. By Anna Gorman November 25, 2009 A stamp in Heidemarie Kremer's passport reveals her health status as HIV-positive. Because of the disease, Kremer -- a native of Germany -- has been barred from becoming a legal resident of the United States. She and her two children are fighting possible deportation, and their plans for the future are on hold. But that soon may change. This month,... LATimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394052/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:33:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392972/posts Lutherans to Observe World AIDS Day Dec. 1 WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- Every nine and a half minutes a person in the United States becomes infected with HIV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. Globally, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS estimates the number of people infected with the virus is 33 million. On the weekend before or after World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are invited to participate in a worship service, event or advocacy activity, and to remember and demonstrate support for people living with and... ELCA News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392972/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:10:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392498/posts At a time when our country is sick, it shouldn't surprise that one our sickest places is our nation's capital. The poverty rate of Washington, DC, almost 20 percent, is one of the highest in the nation. Its child poverty rate is the nation's highest.. DC's public school system, with a graduation rate of less than 50 percent, is one of the worst in the country. According to DC's HIV/AIDS office, three percent of the local population has HIV or AIDS. The Administrator of this office notes that this HIV/AIDS incidence is "...higher than West Africa...on par with Uganda and... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392498/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:39:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390063/posts Major Nidal Hasan seemed worried about the results of an HIV blood test taken a week before the Fort Hood shooting rampage, according to federal investigators piecing together background details on Hasan's life. The information came from a member of the Fort Hood medical staff who was in the building where Hasan is accused of opening fire on November 5 and killing 13 people. SNIP Hasan, who is not married, was a regular at a Killeen, Texas strip club which features nude dancers, according to employees there. Investigators also found that Hasan donated $20,000 to $30,000 a year to overseas... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390063/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:51:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389603/posts WASHINGTON--Here's the lighter side of President Obama, about five pounds worth. Two male network correspondents asked Obama about his weight, after a serious discussion about other issues during one and one interviews in Bejing, China. Obama told NBC's Chuck Todd, "My weight fluctuates about five pounds. It has for the last 30 years. It's unchanging. I still wear the same -- some of the same stuff I did when I got married 17 years ago. My hair's gotten a lot grayer; there's no doubt about that. But I'm not sure whether that's just because I was about the age where... Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389603/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:52:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387724/posts American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday. Latest statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States. "Chlamydia and gonorrhea are stable at unacceptably high levels and syphilis is resurgent after almost being eliminated," said John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We have among the highest rates of STDs of any developed country in the world," Douglas added in a... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387724/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:02:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378782/posts Holmes Norton: Republicans to blame for high D.C. AIDS rate By Silla Brush - 11/04/09 06:00 PM ET Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) is blaming Republican lawmakers for the District of Columbia’s high HIV/AIDS rate. In a letter posted on her website, Norton lashed out at Republican efforts in recent years to attach riders to annual congressional spending bills that limited the District from using locally raised revenues to support needle exchange programs. She said this explains “in large part” why the District has a higher HIV/AIDS rate than do similar cities. “The District has a higher HIV/AIDS rate than... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378782/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:50:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375233/posts WASHINGTON -- President Obama will lift a 1987 ban on foreigners with AIDS entering the country. "We talk about reducing the stigma of this disease, yet we've treated a visitor living with it as a threat," Obama said Friday. Obama said an order lifting the restriction will be issued Monday and take effect after 60 days. Poll on page! nydailynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375233/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:32:32 GMT