Homosexual Discussion ForumBisexualityFirst of all Dr. Spitzer has changed his position and has called for further studies in homosexuality and "ego dystonic homosexuality". As to what you quoted from the APA site that is nothing more than a smoke screen to obscure what actually happened. You should read Dr. Satinover's "Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth". You might also like to check out the Journal of Homosexuality and this site www.drthrockmorton.com
As to blaming a portion of society for personal ills that is nothing more than finger pointing. I grew up in the 40's and 50's and suicide was never an option for me. I came out in the 60's in a very conservative part of the United States so I know the pressures that gay youth go through.
What is my source for stating gay activists are as much to blame for gay teen suicides? Suicide notes left by gay youth, which were published on the Internet by their families. These sites have been taken down. I do not deny (like some right wing conservatives) that social and religious pressure contribute to gay youth suicide but the same can be said for straight teens, the obese, and others who are mocked or treated as less than worthy by any society. lemmein wrote:Peace2God'sPeople wrote:Not only is anal intercourse destructive to anal tissue and muscles, but there is the prevalence of gay bowel syndrome and the wide variety of diseases including AIDS that are so easily transmitted as a result of this practice.
And where is your evidence for this? Should I presume since you don't use other people's research at all that most of that is just things you've assumed through your own 'experience'? I cannot get AIDS. Why? Because my boyfriend and I have both been tested thoroughly and are clean. HIV cannot transmit if there is no HIV there to begin with.
Before you even think of denying that anal intercourse has nothing to do with the transmission of HIV/AIDS I suggest you educate yourself. Anal sex is the most efficient means of sexual HIV transmission. It is clear from many epidemiological and biological studies that most HIV transmission between men who have sex with men occurs via unprotected anal intercourse. Studies of homosexual men have shown consistently that the receptive partner (bottom) in anal intercourse is at higher risk of HIV infection.1,2,3 The rectal mucous membranes seem to have more receptors to bind HIV and the tissue is more easily traumatized, leading to more easy access for HIV transmission. The area susceptible to infection is much larger for the bottom (entire lining of the rectum) than in the top (head of the penis, exposed urethra). The bottom is exposed to a larger quantity of infectious fluid (ejaculate) than the top (blood from possible cuts or tears). And the bottom retains the secretions within the body after sex while the top is only exposed during the actual sex act.
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/apu/infog ... n_0302.htm
You can also educate yourself at The Body.
As to anal intercourse damaging the rectum ask a qualified colon/rectal surgeon, such activity can stretch the rectal muscles and can cause on-going bowel problems. You might also like to check the stats on anal cancer. Anal Cancer
The risk for anal cancer is a concern for men and women who have anal sex. It can produce malignant tumors inside and outside the anal canal. Many people with early anal cancer have no symptoms. The major risk factor for anal cancer is infection with HPV. Many LGBT practitioners are advising routine anal Pap smears to detect the early changes that might indicate a risk of developing anal cancer. There are no long term studies, but some providers advise that any male with a history of having anal sex should be screened. Also women with cervical dysplasia should be screened. About twice as many HIV-positive men as uninfected men develop anal cancer, so this group is particularly at risk. Although anal cancer accounts for less than 5% of all digestive and intestinal tract cancers, the rate of incidence is rising.
http://www.gayhealthchannel.com/analhealth/
Gay and bisexual men, especially those with HIV, are at significantly higher risk for anal cancer than the general population.
Statistics show that the rate for anal cancer in gay and bisexual men (without HIV) is about the same as the rates of cervical cancer in women before pap smears became routine. Routine pap smears have decreased the incidence of cervical cancer from 30-40 per 100,000 women to approximately 8 per 100,000.
The incidence of anal cancer among gay and bisexual men who are long-term HIV survivors has increased greatly. This is probably due in part to the fact that men are now surviving longer with recent effective HIV treatments, and are thus experiencing rising rates of other, previously uncommon cancers.
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt/analcancer.htm
You should also investigate gay bowel syndrome. The gay bowel syndrome: clinico-pathologic correlation in 260 cases
HL Kazal, N Sohn, JI Carrasco, JG Robilotti, and WE Delaney
The clinical and pathological findings in a group of 260 homosexual men comprising 10% of a private proctologic practice are reviewed. A clinical pattern of anorectal and colon diseases encountered with unusual frequency in these homosexual patients is termed the gay bowel syndrome. The clinical diagnoses in decreasing order of frequency include condyloma acuminata, hemorrhoids, nonspecific proctitis, anal fistula, perirectal abscess, anal fissure, amebiasis, benign polyps, viral hepatitis, gonorrhea, syphilis, anorectal trauma and foreign bodies, shigellosis, rectal ulcers and lymphogranuloma venereum. 60 anorectal and sigmoid biopsies from 51 patients failed to disclose evidence of specific infection other than condyloma acuminata. Of 21 patients with biopsy diagnosis of nonspecific proctitis, 8 had a specific infection which was detected by other means,--5 cases of shigellosis and one case each of gonorrheal proctitis, amebiasis and lymphogranuloma venereum. In evaluating proctologic problems in the gay male, all of the known sexually transmitted diseases should be considered. Shigellosis, amebiasis and viral hepatitis should be included. Microbiological evaluation is essential. Concurrent infections with 2 or more pathogens should be anticipated. Chlamydia trachomatis, an important cause of nonspecific urethritis in the general population, is high on the list of possible causes of the nonspecific proctitis present in 31 of the 260 patients.
http://www.annclinlabsci.org/cgi/conten ... ct/6/2/184
If you have any concern for the gay community I suggest you check out facts before you deny their profound medical problems.
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