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Originally Posted by OhDear  Perhaps abstinence should be emphasized more in the gay community as well as in the straight community. Don't you think so too? | I don't agree. The point of the article you posted at the start of this thread stated that an emphasis on abstinence (purity pledges) was ineffective at decreasing risk. So I really don't understand why you are advocating abstinence. In fact, many of the studies that are coming out now about GW Bush's abstinence-only programs are showing that abstinence-only education either has no effect or increases children's likelihood of becoming pregnant or contracting an STD. Quote:
Originally Posted by OhDear Indeed I do know many gay people. I mean, I think many for one person. Me. Living in a small city in the Midwest. I cannot say if gay people are or are not MORE promiscuous than straight people. I did not start this thread to do a comparative study, but to decipher the article cited in the OP as demonstrating that two very established sexual practices in the gay community were cited as putting people at a higher health risk. | I think the problem is that this study and the discussion that has followed relate to homosexuality but you have not made a link to same-sex marriage, the topic of this forum. I would suggest doing so or starting another thread that does so if you're interested in discussing this further. (Besides, it seems this thread has degenerated into a discussion about how to properly lubricate a turkey with cinnamon oil...or something. Sounds disgusting.)
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