"HIV is staging a comeback among young gay men, with new cases increasing by a third in those younger than 30 and doubling among teens in the past six years, health officials said yesterday."
Certainly they must be talking about Africa. Southeast Asia. Maybe even some other dirty place like China?
"In 2001, there were 374 new HIV diagnoses among gay men younger than 30 in New York City; last year, there were 499, a city report said. In gay males ages 13 to 19, cases increased from 41 six years ago to 87 last year."
Whoops. Decadent young whites, right? Partying through the night, feeling invincible because of their wealth and status?
"Gay black and Hispanic youth are most profoundly affected by the growing number of infections, with 81 of 87 new cases last year occurring in those groups."
Let them find someone with the right strain of TB and its mandatory hospitalization, no questions asked. Trans fats in your burgers? Not in THIS city. Smoking in public? You're kidding, right?
But carry one of the most deadliest viruses known to man and its wink-wink, nudge-nudge, hey fella, maybe you'd like to consider the downside of your, gulp, lifestyle. Pretty please?
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