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Ivan, You state an obvious truth, that should not need to be said. Hilary Blue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ivan M Suzman wrote: > > Hello to the List from a gay man with PD, > > Below, I respond to Bruce Anderson, who asks someone to refute his > arguments. I will offer a few thoughts below, a role that we gay men are > often provide, as educators for everyone concerned about AIDS.. > > Let me just say that if Parkinson's turns out to be viral, just as it > now appears multiple sclerosis is (a herpes virus-related illness), then > the crossover of ideas among researchers struggling to contain and > eliminate the spread of the HIV virus that causes AIDS may have a huge > impact on curing Parkinson's, one day. > > Now for a few facts: > > AIDS poses a mortal threat to our children, especially to > sexually-active teens. > > AIDS poses a mortal threat to women and men who do not know the > sexual history of their partners. > > AIDS poses a mortal threat to older adults, who may reason that if > they are only going to live for 10 or 15 years more, why bother taking > measures to protect their sexual partners from their blood and body > fluids, > or to protect themselves, if the end of their lives is nearing anyway. > > Homophobia and anti-gay killings are rampant, in part because gay > men are falsely blamed for AIDS. Despite this atmosphere of hate, the gay > community still provides the vital knowledge and help we compassionately > offer to anyone who needs help. > > AIDS is spread both by people with insufficient information, and by > people who are uncaring or self-destructive, as well as by accidents > (needle punctures of hospital personnel) when drawing blood. > > The lethal threat of AIDS poses a worldwide challenge. In Dennis > Greene's post, he correctly comments on the rampant worldwide spread of > the HIV virus, to which the United States is not immune. > > ^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Ivan Suzman 48/12/9.5 [log in to unmask] > Portland, Maine Land of lighthouses 48 deg. F > ******************************************************************** > > On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 14:19:13 -0500 Bruce Anderson > <[log in to unmask]> writes: > >Would someone please attempt a well-organized, logically written > >REBUTTAL to > >my argument