Gay bashing is at the same level as donning a white hood and burning crosses. That's the difference. Cancer stick smoking is a chosen behavior, homosexuality is biologically based. There is a difference between the two.
Moreover when honest AIDS education has been advanced, the efforts have been consistently defunded by conservatives and their allies. larry >While I do not agree with Mr. Thacker's position in practice or concept, >I do not see any difference between his statements and those of the >Anti-Smoking crowd. In both cases (smoking and unprotected homosexual >intercourse) you have an activity that has been voluntarially undertaken >by the participants that has a known possible side effect of infecting >the participant(s) with a potentially life-threatening disease. > >Why, then is it pubically and socially acceptable to bash the crap out >of smokers but not voice an opinion when it comes to gays who are >partner hopping willy-nilly with no care for protection? > >Alternately, why are people who practice "alternative" lifestyles (that >run the potential of killing them) openly embraced and accepted by our >social and educational systems and people who help support public >programs and government funding (by paying additional taxes for a >product they choose to purchase and use) berated and badgered? > >Hatton > >Larry C. Lyons wrote: > >>AIDS Panel Choice Wrote of a 'Gay Plague' >>Views of White House Commission Nominee Draw Criticism >> >>By Ceci Connolly >>Washington Post Staff Writer >>Thursday, January 23, 2003; Page A01 >> >>The Bush administration has chosen Jerry Thacker, a Pennsylvania >>marketing consultant who has characterized AIDS as the "gay plague," >>to serve on the Presidential Advisory Commission on HIV and AIDS. >>[snip] >>In his speeches and writings on his Web site and elsewhere, Thacker >>has described homosexuality as a "deathstyle" rather than a lifestyle >>and asserted that "Christ can rescue the homosexual." After word of >>his selection spread among gays in recent days, some material >>disappeared from the Web site. Earlier versions located by The >>Washington Post that referred to the "gay plague," for instance, were >>changed as of yesterday to "plague." >> >>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30410-2003Jan22.html >> >>It gets better, this guy graduated from Bob Jones University and was >>on staff of the same institution. As you know up until recently the >>university preached and practiced racial segregation, and the >>founder, Bob Jones, frequently preached that the pope was the >>anti-Christ. Anti-catholicism is still a hallmark of this so-called >>university. And this was a place that GW Bush was eager to visit >>during the 2000 election. >> >>Yep this is a wonderful example of G W Bush's compassionate >>conservatism. Next thing you know the administration will be >>advocating concentration camps for aids victims. >> >>This is quite disgusting. Worldwide, there are far more straight AIDS >>victims now, and the percentage of men and women with HIV/AIDS are >>almost equal. You would figure that Bush et al would at least get >>into the 20th century, let alone the 21st. Instead they seem to be > >stuck in the 19th century. > > > >larry > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
