Morgan wrote:"HIV is not exclusive to homosexuals, even in the U.S., and I suspect legal precendents may already be in place. If not, they will eventually be made, whether it's when a gay man infects his husband, or when a (probably bisexual) man infects his wife. I fail to see how this is a valid argument against gay marriage, especially since AIDS/HIV isn't a factor for homosexual women."
I know that AIDS/HIV is not exclusive to gays; actually, it's on the rise in heterosexuals, primarily the age 16-25 crowd, which is frightening and very tragic.
As for your claim that gay women do not get AIDS/HIV I recommend the following link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/986898.stm
"Lesbians are just as likely to get sexually transmitted
diseases as heterosexual women, new research
suggests.
"And they are far more likely to be drug users and to
have had sex with homosexual men than their
heterosexual counterparts.
"Consistent with this at-risk behaviour, they are nearly
eight times more likely to be infected with the hepatitis
C virus, Australian scientists say."
and:
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt/lbstd.htm
"Can women give other women STDs? Yes.
"There is a misconception among health care providers and
women themselves that lesbian and bisexual women have
little or no risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STD). This
myth is fueled by the lack of reliable studies of STD
transmission in these communities.
"In fact, the risk of STD transmission between
women varies significantly depending on the
STD. Herpes, HPV (genital wart virus), and bacterial vaginosis
are transmitted fairly easily between women during sex. HIV,
hepatitis B, gonorrhea, and chlamydia are much less likely to be
transmitted--the risk is low but it is still possible." (bold is mine)
IV drug users are at most risk, but other STD's are involved. In a nutshell.