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Originally posted by BrandNubian:
I had to say something. I say this with all due respect and I know you said that these "homo thugs" (I detest that phrase, by the way) are just one of the reasons behind the increase of AIDS/HIV cases in African-American women.
True, men who have sex with both men and women and don't protect themselves (which not all of these "homo thugs" do) are a risk to every one of their sexual partners. And I think it's important to focus on the way people engage in at-risk behavior.
However, AIDS/HIV is not a "gay/bisexual" disease. Gays/lesbians/bisexuals do not even account for the largest number of AIDS/HIV cases in the black community. Heterosexuals account for the most cases.
But I notice (in general) black folks' willingness to jump on the "these so-called gay and bisexual men are a problem" bandwagon when it comes to discussing AIDS/HIV.
Nobody gives half as much attention to heterosexual men and women who "two-time" and "dip out on" their partners and thus, expose their partners to the possibility of AIDS/HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Beware of those folks too, just as much as you would of gay or bisexual men/women. Everybody wants to focus on the GLBT community of color like it's the biggest source of the problem. It's not. Lack of communication about sex is a problem, regardless of sexual orientation. Lack of comprehensive sexual education is a problem. The fact that our communities use sex to sell and market everything, while being very conservative and unwilling to frankly and intelligently discuss sexuality is a problem.
I am not pointing fingers at anyone in particular here on the board. I just think that people need to get past some of their "issues" with the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender members of our community if the real fight against AIDS/HIV/STDs is to begin and be effective.
That being said, DELTAQTE, I am not at all surprised at that list you provided. If nothing else, it is only logical to think that at least a handful of hip-hop/R&B entertainers are GLBT.
While I thought that the Vibe article was a piece of trash (in terms of journalistic quality) and very short-sighted, I am glad that people are beginning to openly talk about a phenomenon that has quite frankly, existed for quite some time.
For more on the homosexuality and hip-hop topic, here's another article:
http://www.whoo.org/entries/00000006.shtml
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We should be just as weary of promiscuous heterosexuals. However, the topic of discussion is the homothug, not the promiscuous heterosexual. Most women are already weary of a man who sleeps with other women...but, what we WOULDN'T expect, is for our man to sleep with other MEN. My purpose is to bring greater awareness...not repeat known truths.