HIV testing at Brighton Student Pride celebration (From The Argus)

"Gay and bisexual men remain one of the groups most at risk of HIV infection in the UK"

Wouldn't the following be more accurate?

Gay and bisexual men remain one of the main groups still needlessly putting themselves at most risk of HIV infection in the UK, which has resulted in rising levels of HIV infection in this group.

Definitely be proud and loud about being gay, straight or tory - all fine and proper.
However, the transmission, through having sex, of this disease is almost entirely preventable. The fact that it continues and even increases should be a case for collective shame, not pride. Outspoken intolerance is long overdue within that community about those people knowingly spreading and even seeking infection. Uniting on the worthy principles of equality should not lessen their collective disgust when perfectly well-informed people ignore their own and others safety.

Rubber hat time!

Uggh this makes me wanna be sick.

Soleless Shooter wrote:
"Gay and bisexual men remain one of the groups most at risk of HIV infection in the UK"

Wouldn't the following be more accurate?

Gay and bisexual men remain one of the main groups still needlessly putting themselves at most risk of HIV infection in the UK, which has resulted in rising levels of HIV infection in this group.

Definitely be proud and loud about being gay, straight or tory - all fine and proper.
However, the transmission, through having sex, of this disease is almost entirely preventable. The fact that it continues and even increases should be a case for collective shame, not pride. Outspoken intolerance is long overdue within that community about those people knowingly spreading and even seeking infection. Uniting on the worthy principles of equality should not lessen their collective disgust when perfectly well-informed people ignore their own and others safety.

Im gay and to a certain extent I agree you should be responsible for your own and others safety.But I must make this point from my experience the men that take the biggest risks are so called Bi Sexual men and closet gays that are married ,to me these men who don't really care about safe sex then go back to their wifes girlfriends etc are the one that need educated.The vast majority of gay men practice safe sex but the younger gay men now need educated as they think hiv is no longer a death sentence but the medication for hiv does not go without side effects and icreased chances of getting such things as cancer.So the closet gays,young,and bi sexuals need educated plus quite a few straight people catch hiv so they should also practice safe sex.Its all our responsibilities to stop hiv spreading.

We've been promoting the idea of safe sex to prevent the spread of HIV for 30 years now. So these students have heard this message all of their lives. There is no excuse. If you practise unsafe sex with a new partner you are incredibly stupid.

clubrob6 wrote:

Soleless Shooter wrote: "Gay and bisexual men remain one of the groups most at risk of HIV infection in the UK" Wouldn't the following be more accurate? Gay and bisexual men remain one of the main groups still needlessly putting themselves at most risk of HIV infection in the UK, which has resulted in rising levels of HIV infection in this group. Definitely be proud and loud about being gay, straight or tory - all fine and proper. However, the transmission, through having sex, of this disease is almost entirely preventable. The fact that it continues and even increases should be a case for collective shame, not pride. Outspoken intolerance is long overdue within that community about those people knowingly spreading and even seeking infection. Uniting on the worthy principles of equality should not lessen their collective disgust when perfectly well-informed people ignore their own and others safety.

Im gay and to a certain extent I agree you should be responsible for your own and others safety.But I must make this point from my experience the men that take the biggest risks are so called Bi Sexual men and closet gays that are married ,to me these men who don't really care about safe sex then go back to their wifes girlfriends etc are the one that need educated.The vast majority of gay men practice safe sex but the younger gay men now need educated as they think hiv is no longer a death sentence but the medication for hiv does not go without side effects and icreased chances of getting such things as cancer.So the closet gays,young,and bi sexuals need educated plus quite a few straight people catch hiv so they should also practice safe sex.Its all our responsibilities to stop hiv spreading.

It's a fair point, but unless the closet gays, bisexual and the young ones are only sleeping with each other then the 'normal' gay people share the responsibility. It takes two after all.

Hoarder12345444 wrote:
Uggh this makes me wanna be sick.

Really??? You opened the link, read the item then managed to type a comment... Just how far back in the closet are you?

I think Hoarder is so far at the back of the closet that he's chatting to Asian in Narnia!

Aslan not Asian...