It's becoming a
scare for everyone, whatever their
sexual orientation. That's the point, though. It affects
everyone. From its beginnings,
HIV and
AIDS has mostly been tagged as some sort of "
gay disease". Now, granted, so far as I know it was at least first documented amongst the gay
community, yet even to this day it continues to be
associated with homosexuality, despite the rapid increase of cases amongst the
heterosexual community.
I find it rather
unfortunate, really, as we've all seen how such
stigmas can be used as terrible
ammunition. We see it even here in
E2, amongst some of the nodes dealing with homosexuality and such. Whether in
writeups or through softlinks, the
bullets are being fired. People will
latch onto anything they can that might be used
against something they
hate. We see it all the time with
propaganda like "
AIDS cures homosexuality" and "
AIDS kills fags dead". It's
sad, and scary.
To have such a growing
epidemic pinned on us of the gay community is
frightening all by itself. Are we somehow the bringers of the
Black Plague? I'm sure all the anti-gay
screamers would like everyone to think that. I don't know about you, but I sure don't want to be
shot one day by some
redneck for being "
sick and
diseased" and they don't want me "infecting their little
boy" or something, which are just a
couple of the many phrases I
hear every day out here in the bowels of
Texas. It simply
disturbs me to no end, really. First it was because of
obscure lines out of the
Bible, now it's because we're carrying the Disease to End
Humanity.
Yeah, right...
It's just more
fuel to the
fire, the way I see it. It continues to be
perpetuated though, and amongst everyone, too.
Straight,
gay,
anti-gay,
asexual, doesn't matter. I see members of all groups in some way or another still associating AIDS with
homosexuality. Maybe it's just a personal thing with me. I hate stereotyping, and don't care to see
anyone keep one going, even if they're a member of the
group being typed.
It's here, and it's
not going anywhere. We didn't bring it
down upon the
world, sorry to burst the militant right-wing bubble.
Don't force your anti-gay philosophy on me.