No changes.
My understanding of this set of problems starts here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/magazine/double-lives-on-the-down-low.html
"Flex is on the East Side, and it serves a mostly black and Hispanic clientele, many of whom don't consider themselves gay."
Evidence is that gay is not a choice.
"Today, while there are black men who are openly gay, it seems that the majority of those having sex with men still lead secret lives, products of a black culture that deems masculinity and fatherhood as a black man's primary responsibility -- and homosexuality as a white man's perversion."
"While Rakeem and William proudly proclaim themselves on the Down Low, they wouldn't have been considered on the DL when men first started claiming the label in the mid-90's. Back then the culture was completely under the radar, and DL men lived ostensibly heterosexual lives (complete with wives and girlfriends) but also engaged in secret sexual relationships with men."
" A lot of DL guys aren't going to put on a condom, because that ruins the fantasy.'' It also shatters the denial -- stopping to put on a condom forces guys on the DL to acknowledge, on some level, that they're having sex with men."
" ''The reason that so many young black men aren't so cavalier about announcing their sexual orientation is because we need our families,'' he says.( Glenn Ligon, a black visual artist who is openly gay ) ''We need our families because of economic reasons, because of racism, because of a million reasons. It's the idea that black people have to stick together, and if there's the slightest possibility that coming out could disrupt that, guys won't do it.''"
"In a black world that puts a premium on hypermasculinity, men who have sex with other men are particularly sensitive to not appearing soft in any way."
"In May 1986, Sandra Singleton McDonald showed up at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, eager to begin her research into diseases affecting blacks in the South.
''Well,'' said a young research assistant there, ''then you'll want to look into AIDS.''
McDonald laughed. ''Baby, you must have misunderstood my question,'' she said in her loving, motherly voice. ''I'm talking about African-American diseases.''
"''Yes, I know,'' the man said. ''Like I said, you'll want to look into AIDS.''
McDonald did, and what she learned floored her. ''This wasn't just a gay, white man's disease like we had all been told from the beginning,''"
"But while there was a mass mobilization around AIDS in the early 80's among gay white men, there was no similar movement among black men with AIDS, black leaders, politicians, clergy or civil rights organizations."
The discussion around:
Fighting H.I.V. Among Young Black Gay Men - Room for Debate
is before the fact. First they have to be convinced that H.I.V. is their problem too.
Homosexuality is not a choice.
H.I.V. is primarily sexually transmitted.
Condomes can stop it. So can pills.
Ending unprotected exposure will end its spread. Faith will not.
Fighting H.I.V. Among Young Black Gay Men - Room for Debate
How can public health officials fight the spread of H.I.V. among young gay black men?They probably cannot.-
Bachmann's Bridge: Worth Building? - Room for Debate
Michele Bachmann is pushing an expensive bridge for her district. Democrats support it too. Should it be built?No. -
No Silver Bullet for H.I.V. Among Black Gay Men - Room for Debate
Young black gay and bisexual men are uniquely at risk for lots of stuff — hate crime, homelessness, poverty, you name it.There appears to be a silver bullet if we can get it used. -
There's a Better Approach to H.I.V. Prevention - Room for Debate
We have to provide resources so that young gay black men have shelter, counseling and access to drug treatment if they test positive.The best approach to prevention is prevention, physical or chemical. -
H.I.V. Is Not in a Vacuum - Room for Debate
Rising H.I.V. rates go along with mass incarceration, rising unemployment and falling college enrollment.Let us call it unprotected exposure. We need to work on all these things. Exposure spreads H.I.V.. -
Focus on Groups Most at Risk for H.I.V. - Room for Debate
Black gay men do not engage in riskier sex, report fewer male sex partners, report less drug use, and are just as likely to get tested for H.I.V. as white gay men.Gay is almost a choice. Homosexuality is not. We confuse them. The map is more complex than we assume. -
Spicy Shrimp Salad With Mint
Easy and delicious.
When may I make you some? -
Tolerance for Gays Could Reduce H.I.V. Rates - Room for Debate
Promoting tolerance toward gays among black Americans may be a way to reduce the racial gap in H.I.V. infection rates.Tolerance begins with self tolerance.I know there are homosexuals who are not "gay". I think there are "gays" who are not homosexual. I would have to work to prove the later. -
Can New York Rival Silicon Valley for Start-Ups? - Room for Debate
What would it take for New York City to become home to the next Facebook or Apple?New York could do Facebook. It can not birth an Apple. Rochester could once, Austin Tx. might. Salt Lake City would like to. Boston has.Kingston N.Y. got close. There might be a place in Florida. MinneapolisHas a real chance. Newhaven does not.
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Teeing Off With Justin Timberlake
Take the text:
http://onpar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/in-golf-justin-timberlake-sees-metaphors-for-life/“Got to work, man,” he said. “Then I’ll play. But don’t worry about me. I’m fine. Trust me, I’ll play.”Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Empowering Black Leaders to Fight H.I.V. - Room for Debate
We could start by building the capacity of black gay leadership to address the epidemic in this community.Self knowledge is required. The disease does not know about race. -
H.I.V. Prevention Starts With Sex Ed - Room for Debate
We must engage a national sex education program that encourages self-respect, reduces secrecy and stigma, and delays the start of sexual intercourse.I think this is fantasy.Let us start with self knowledge.Independent of partner it is sex if it is sex for two.
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