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And in Africa most transmissions are between heterosexuals. But you never hear the same rhetoric about irresponsible promiscuous heteros.
by foldr 6y ago
And in Africa most transmissions are between heterosexuals. But you never hear the same rhetoric about irresponsible promiscuous heteros.
- draugadrotten 6y agoIt would be inappropriate for anyone outside Africa to say how people in Africa should behave or live. Your facts may need complementing, as only 30% of transmission in Africa is sexual "between heterosexuals". See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12665438/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12665438/
- foldr 6y agoI am talking about sexual transmission, not transmission in general. The study you link to does not suggest that gay sex is responsible for the majority of instances of sexual HIV transmission in Africa. >It would be inappropriate for anyone outside Africa to say how people in Africa should behave or live. Here's a thought: it also might not be appropriate for straight people to tell gay people how to live.
- wsgeorge 6y ago>But you never hear the same rhetoric about irresponsible promiscuous heteros. We did. Sort of. Heterosexuals weren't singled out for caution about promiscuous sex, because most of the public messaging assumed heterosexual relations anyway. But the emphasis was always on promiscuity.
- foldr 6y agoNo, you did not see rhetoric accusing heterosexuals as a class of being prone to promiscuous behavior. Unfortunately, even in 2020, it seems to be necessary to spend paragraphs and paragraphs explaining what homophobia is until people get it. Here is an article from 1987 that does some of the work: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-20-me-2954-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-20-me-2954-s...