Aids problem in Atlanta

OhSoDetermined · #1 08-20-2007, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

Can somebody with more patience and tact than me please address this?

Ok, while having sex with a gay or bisexual man is a hot button issue right now in the way that you contract HIV, the real problem is having sex with a man. Now having "protected" sex with a condom does DECREASE the odds of contracting the virus, but it does not eliminate it. So in having sex we must identify the real risk factor. Women must realize that we CONTRACT HIV FROM A MAN. As much as we like to think that we are "both in this together" we are not, the man is the vector that transmits the virus-- the odds of you passing it to a man are SLIM TO NONE remember that!!! So every time you see a heterosexual, bisexual, gay or otherwise man with a child, realize that that child could have been HIV/AIDS. Be wise, be chaste and be willing to wait. Didnt mean to rhyme, but it seemed right on time (ok, that one was deliberate

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Senusret I · #2 08-20-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by OhSoDetermined

Ok, while having sex with a gay or bisexual man is a hot button issue right now in the way that you contract HIV, the real problem is having sex with a man. Now having "protected" sex with a condom does DECREASE the odds of contracting the virus, but it does not eliminate it. So in having sex we must identify the real risk factor. Women must realize that we CONTRACT HIV FROM A MAN. As much as we like to think that we are "both in this together" we are not, the man is the vector that transmits the virus-- the odds of you passing it to a man are SLIM TO NONE remember that!!! So every time you see a heterosexual, bisexual, gay or otherwise man with a child, realize that that child could have been HIV/AIDS. Be wise, be chaste and be willing to wait. Didnt mean to rhyme, but it seemed right on time (ok, that one was deliberate

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Thank you.

In addition, HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through IV drug use, and the current "data" available about how black women contract HIV does not address this fact.

SOME people are so quick to jump to the "faggot gave me AIDS" ministry of victimhood, that very few people realize that IV drug abuse is real...how many functioning addicts have we all known?

OhSoDetermined · #3 08-20-2007, 07:06 PM

Yes Sir, drug use is a dirty little secret. The interesting part is how few women realize the POWER that they have in NOT contracting the virus. It does NOT fall from the sky, it is NOT TB so you have to worry about the guy coughing next to you. Know who you CHOOSE to lay with and overall CHOOSE who/what enters your body how/when and why!

EyesOnThePrize · #4 08-20-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

that very few people realize that IV drug abuse is real...how many functioning addicts have we all known?

This is so true. I myself hadn't realized how frequent a practice this actually is. I was watching an episode of "Intervention" this weekend about a girl addicted to meth. Just as I was thinking "why the hell is she shooting up, knowing the many risks" she said something similar noting that she was "more likely to get AIDS this way" than with her promiscuous ways. The real issue here seems to just be a genral sense of apathy towards things that require much more intense concern. IMO, of course.

jubilance1922 · #5 08-20-2007, 07:43 PM

The first step is people learning their status. There are free tests, low cost tests, anonymous tests, confidential tests, and oral tests that take 20 minutes. There's no excuse nowadays to not get tested every 6 months.

Please people, go get tested! And then start practicing safe sex EVERY TIME.

ladygreek · #6 08-20-2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

Thank you.

In addition, HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through IV drug use, and the current "data" available about how black women contract HIV does not address this fact.

SOME people are so quick to jump to the "faggot gave me AIDS" ministry of victimhood, that very few people realize that IV drug abuse is real...how many functioning addicts have we all known?

Nor does it address the fact that a Gay man may have contracted HIV from IV drug use rather than sex.

Whew, two of my buttons pushed in one thread--a woman denigrating another woman she does not even know, because of what a man told her, and the streotype that AIDS is a Gay man's disease.

aideclaire · #7 08-21-2007, 12:57 AM

the "state of emergency" that you tryin' to pin on Atlanta is world wide sweetie and if you haven't been tested by now that is purely on you...call me when you get it together.

AKA_Monet · #8 08-21-2007, 01:28 AM

Meth causes the body to reduce its immunity. Moreover, meth addiction impairs judgement and promotes risky behavior.

There are 3 HIV strains now. The first 2 strains refrain from preliminary symptoms in a month. The 3rd strain causes full blown AIDS symptoms within 2 weeks. Not only does it have the highly infidelity reverse transcriptase, it has somekind of external protein resistant to many AIDS-cocktail drugs.

The ATL situation is a directive from the CDC: If you date or marry an African American man, you need to have both of you tested. However, like it has been said, IV drug use a problem. There are other issues that cause the inappropriate exchange of bodily fluids.

All I can say if one does not use a condom with spermacides then you are at risk...

ladygreek · #9 08-21-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

There are 3 HIV strains now. The first 2 strains refrain from preliminary symptoms in a month. The 3rd strain causes full blown AIDS symptoms within 2 weeks. Not only does it have the highly infidelity reverse transcriptase, it has somekind of external protein resistant to many AIDS-cocktail drugs.

Serious knowledge--thanks

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The ATL situation is a directive from the CDC: If you date or marry an African American man, you need to have both of you tested. However, like it has been said, IV drug use a problem. There are other issues that cause the inappropriate exchange of bodily fluids.

So they are saying it is mainly a Black man problem in Atl? Wow!

AlphaFrog · #10 08-21-2007, 02:37 PM

Maybe I'm completely wrong (it's happened once or twice

), but EVERYONE from black gay men to white lesbians can spread AIDS.

If you are HAVING SEX with another human, you are at risk. No?

SoCalGirl · #11 08-21-2007, 01:37 AM

Were all these people sleeping during health class? Seriously! The only thing NEW in this thread that I wasn't taught in the SIXTH GRADE is that there's an oral test for HIV. Trust me, there was not one at the time.

People need to pull their heads out of their butts and realize that HIV is everyone's problem. Not gay men, not blacks, not the poor, and not other countries! Everybody!

eta: AKAMonet dropped new knowledge. I can always count on her for making me regret not studying harder in school!

rhoyaltempest · #12 08-21-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by aideclaire

the "state of emergency" that you tryin' to pin on Atlanta is world wide sweetie and if you haven't been tested by now that is purely on you...call me when you get it together.

I'm pretty sure that my soror wasn't trying to pin anything on anyone. I too have heard about the situation in Atlanta even though I'm sure everybody knows that the HIV/AIDS epidemic is a problem nationwide and worldwide. We are just sharing information here...no need to be negative and condescending (I just hate when people call me "sweetie" because they think they know more than I do).

Senusret I · #13 08-21-2007, 10:50 AM

Your soror has not shared any information at all.

rhoyaltempest · #14 08-21-2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

Your soror has not shared any information at all.

She brought the topic up for discussion...now don't start with me, you don't want that.

OneTimeSBX · #15 08-21-2007, 12:31 PM

truthfully, i dont care where the hell he got it from. i dont care if it was mailed to him UPS. he can grow it in a lab in his basement.

STRAP IT UP AND GET TESTED. if you are down low, good for you. you just better not give it to your innocent girlfriend, who will give it to the next guy she's with, who will give it to me...i will have a problem with that

. if you did drugs, fine, thats your problem. give me the chance and the choice of whether i want to risk being with you. you owe me that much.