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FRC: Repealing DADT Will Increase HIV Rates Among Soldiers


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The antigay Family Research Council has begun using HIV scare tactics to coerce soldiers and their families to rally against DADT repeal efforts.

Spearheaded by FRC’s Dr. Robert Labutta (U.S. Army, Colonel, Ret.), the effort is called, “Mission Compromised: How the military is being used to advance a radical agenda.”

The FRC cites a study in which HIV rates are 50% higher in gay and bisexual men than straight men. The FRC goes on to say “substance abuse, partner violence, depression and childhood sexual abuse” are also part and parcel to being gay.

Karen Ocamb writes on LGBTPOV.com that she is especially worried about such tactics working in the “Age of Anxiety” in which we live.

Read the full story here.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: brian
    Date posted: 7/30/2010 1:32:10 PM
    Hometown: San Francisco

    Comment:

    The FRC has been classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Need I say more?

  • Name: Ted Hayes
    Date posted: 7/30/2010 10:53:21 AM
    Hometown: Stone Ridge, NY

    Comment:

    Since Tony Perkins and Peter Sprigg, both of FRC, are both gay-sex obsessed, does anyone have proof positive that they are not getting off with each other and spreading all this crap to divert attention from themselves? I have always wondered since I am so obsessed with what "holy heterosexuals" do in bed all the time.

  • Name: Paul
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 9:25:06 PM
    Hometown: Floral Park

    Comment:

    For the Lady who thinks that HIV will be rampant if gays and lesbians are allowed in the military: Where have you been? WE (Gays and Lesbians) have been in all of the armies, and all of the Navies in the world from the beginning of time. Also, you do not seem to know anything about the military in the rest of the world right now. For your information, The USA is the only civalised nation in the world that does not let Gays An Lesbians serve openenly. When I was in the US Navy in the 1940's, and we returned from leave, as we reached the deck of the ship, we were automatically given a dose of (If I remember correctly, Nitro Gliserin) {sp} in our "member" (to ward off the "social diseases), which we had to hold for 30 second before letting it out. I am sure the advances of medicine in the past 70 years have given us a less crude method of discovering or warding off diseases, if any, our returning military may have exposed themselves to while off ship or base.

  • Name: David M
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 8:11:22 PM
    Hometown: Allentown

    Comment:

    It is absolutely amazing what these groups come up with, they must lay awake at night thinking up these rediculous, idiotic articles. Do they think that these military personnell are going to be screwing their brains out in the barricks and having all kind of wild orgies. Give me a freaking break. I think there are more pressing issues to deal with and just like someone else commented it they are so worried about HIV then just let the lesbians serve. What a crock of s**t.

  • Name: Justin
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 7:24:41 PM
    Hometown: America

    Comment:

    You got to admit nobody wants someone with hiv to be bleeding on them in the battlefield. Just saying........

  • Name: M Ellis
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 7:04:00 PM
    Hometown: St. Louis

    Comment:

    So is that to say that this Family Research Council is saying that the military is just filled to the rafters with gays and lesbians who are "turning out" our poor little straight virginal boys and girls? I happen to know for a fact that STRAIGHT men and women don't sleep with Gays and Lesbians. So if a gay person had HIV/AIDS how would EVERYONE ELSE get it? Not to forget that the fastest growing rate of infection is among African American heterosexual women. The FRC is full of idiots.

  • Name: Charlie
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 6:41:45 PM
    Hometown: Doylestown, PA

    Comment:

    Ooops. Did they forget that the fastest growing population of new HIV infections is among hetero women of color who are infected by their down-low, bi, and drug-using boyfriends? Openly gay men, contrary to the fantasies of these groups, are among the lowest seroconversion populations, largely due to the extraordinary efforts of gay white men and lesbians in the mid 80s thru GMHC safe-se education campaings. I don't like to stereotype, but this is a typical Republican was of biasing the public by quoting lies and manipulating public opinion based on unfounded fears. Rates of seroconversion do not have anything to do with serving openly in the armed forces. If anything, it would give leaders an opportunity to address means of curtailing the epidemic openly and honestly by providing real and valuable sex education. Get a life, assholes! Introduce some reality into yours!

  • Name: karen zwolinkiewicz
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 4:12:31 PM
    Hometown: buffalo

    Comment:

    well,just let lesbians serve openly since we have the lowest rates of HIV

  • Name: karen zwolinkiewicz
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 4:11:54 PM
    Hometown: buffalo

    Comment:

    well,just let lesbians serve openly since we have the lowest rates of HIV

  • Name: Shelia Rains
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 3:29:16 PM
    Hometown: Flat Rock

    Comment:

    Now isn't that a new crock of poop (being politically correct). If it was going to happen it would already be a reality since we have had gay and lesbian soldiers since the begining of time. Come on people - we didn't just crawl our of a cave - we have been always been here, just in the closet. But now we are out and proud and you can't keep us down any longer.

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