AIDS Transmission and Research
analytical Essay
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The Homosexual Question
Review: The AIDS Cover-Up? by Gene Antonio. Ignatius Press: San Francisco, 1987.
AIDS, the acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, is a controversial venereal disease. It is best known for producing an inability of the body’s immune system to ward off infections. AIDS is 100% fatal, often within five years after symptoms first appear. There is no medical cure for AIDS. The disease was first noticed as a plague among male homosexuals, and now has been known to have been transmitted to others.
At least ten million individuals worldwide now carry the AIDS virus, including two million Americans. A U.S. health official estimated that in two decades, fifty to one hundred million people could be infected. Working people, with the connivance of their doctors, are concealing that they are dying of AIDS, fearing job and insurance losses and rejection by friends and family.
What the Bible Says about Homosexuality
Homosexuality is no longer contrary to public morals in the western world. The Bible, however, is specific about what to do with homosexuals: they must be executed, by duly constituted government authorities. The Almighty destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for their licentious sexual practices, Genesis 19:4-8, Jude 7, II Peter 2:6-7. Our national sins today are actually worse than those of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lamentations 4:6, Ezekiel 16:48-56. The Messiah prophesied that our time would be like Sodom, Luke 17:26-33.
If our nation would simply enforce the plain instructions of the Creator regarding homosexuality, AIDS would not exist.
Leviticus 18:22-30, Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled; ) That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
In this essay, the author
- Explains leviticus 18:22-30, "thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind, nor shall any woman stand before a beast to defile thyself therewith."
- Explains leviticus 20:13, if a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with woman, they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
- Explains that aids is a controversial venereal disease that produces an inability of the body’s immune system to ward off infections.
- Explains that homosexuality is no longer contrary to public morals in the western world. the almighty destroyed sodom and gomorrah for their licentious sexual practices.
- Argues that homosexuality is forbidden by god to take the law into our own hands. governmental rebellion against god leaves us vulnerable to diseases like aids.
- Argues that gene antonio's book, the aids cover-up?, contradicts this media swan song.
- Analyzes how antonio's book, aids cover-up?, describes the vile nature of homosexual behavior due to a liberal bias in the media.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that aids is a terrible epidemic that needs to come to an end.
- Explains that the origin of aids has its share of theories under its belt, such as the 'god's punishment' theory, and the hunter’s theory.
- Explains that beginnings symbolize change, growth, and new understandings, to which aids did in a non-reticent manner.
706 wordsRead More - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: AIDSexplanatory essayAIDS is mainly a sexually transmitted disease, statistically attributed to the homosexual community, that is transferred by people who are unaware they are infected. It can also be transferred between people through tainted blood transfusions as well as the sharing of infected needles among users. AIDS is a devastating and debilitating disease that may not show up for a period of ten years or longer after the original contact. By this time it might be too late to do anything about it , although, there are various cocktails of drugs that could control the disease and extend life for a considerable length of time.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that aids (acquired immuno deficiency syndrome) was first recognized in america in the early 1980's, around the time rock hudson passed away.
- Explains that hiv may infect one to two million americans and spread to forty thousand more people each year. it wreaks havoc in places like africa, europe, south america, asia, and the united states.
- Explains that aids is mainly a sexually transmitted disease, statistically attributed to the homosexual community, that is transferred by people who are unaware they are infected.
- Explains that western society has been able to arrest the spread of aids with sexual education and early testing, but in africa, almost one third of the population is now afflicted with the disease.
- Explains that aids has reached many people from all different cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and areas around the world. lack of awareness, which could be averted with early testing, definitely heightens the possibility of almost anybody getting hiv and transferring it to someone else.
- Explains that people who have aids do not have to roll over and wait to die. they choose the other route, to get help and fight to stay alive as a functional human being.
- Opines that religion could be the salvation someone needs in order to cope with the stress that aids brings. hiv is heavily stigmatized and raises moral issues in patients’ and others’ eyes.
- Narrates how a prison inmate in "being positive, the lives of men and women with aids" turned to religion to cope with being in jail.
- Opines that people infected with aids go through stressful situations everyday not only because of how they feel, but mostly because how other people treat them and their disease.
- Explains that stigma can arise from both the gay and straight communities. in order to downplay this stigma there are social groups to help.
- Analyzes how catherine wyatt-morleys, being hiv-positive, was faced with having to tell her children that she had hiv.
- Explains how reading "being positive, the lives of men and women with aids", "aids memoir, journal of an hiv-positive mother", and "and the band played on" helped them understand the stressors they go through and who they turn to for help.
1459 wordsRead More - African Americans, HIV and AIDAexplanatory essayLittle to nothing was known about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) when it first erupted in the 1970s. When the epidemic finally reached noticeable proportions in the early 1980s, a disease that knows no gender, racial, or class boundaries has created a devastating impact on society. This disease has afflicted society in virtually epidemic proportions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, there are an estimated 1 million Americans infected with AIDS and 40,000-80,000 new infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) each year.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that african americans who live in low-income communities are more likely to engage in unprotected sexual activities.
- Explains that acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) has afflicted society in virtually epidemic proportions. individual behavior is the strongest determinant of hiv and aids risk.
- Explains the purpose of the study, which is to find out why african americans are more likely to engage in unprotected sexual activities than those who live in higher-income communities.
- Explains that african americans are more likely to seek care in public clinics that report stds more completely than private providers.
- States that acog and aap support abstinence among adolescents, but both organizations endorse educating sexually active teens about proper condom use.
- Opines that the epidemiology of stds such as hiv infection and aids is critical for several reasons.
- Explains that the purpose of this study is to determine what social factors, social numbers, and economic values have contributed to more african americans being infected with hiv infection and aids than any other racial/ethnic group.
- Explains how the cdc uses probability sampling to determine the impact of the epidemic on the african american community in the last few years.
- Explains that dr. richard a. crosby's case study of 571 low-income african american missouri residents supports the hypothesis in this study.
- Analyzes how the last experimental group used and looking at other studies among high-risk populations gives an even clearer picture of why the epidemic continues to spread in communities of color, that being african american communities.
- Explains that the study was conducted with the objective to determine why hiv/aids is more prevalent in african american communities than other communities.
- Opines that the public sector alone cannot successfully combat hiv and aids in the african american community.
- Explains the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists' guidelines for adolescent preventive services (gaps).
- Explains the national center for healthy statistics' healthy people 2000 review.
2313 wordsRead More - AIDS in the United Statesexplanatory essayAIDS in the United States For an epidemic that has exploded around the world and is claiming thousands of lives everyday, AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) surfaced very quietly in the United States. On June 4, 1981, a weekly newsletter published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta reported five unusual cases of pneumonia that had been diagnosed in Los Angeles residents over the previous few months. All the patients were homosexual males who had come down with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, a rare lung infection usually found only in severely malnourished individuals that had been undergoing intensive chemotherapy. Before getting ill, all five men were well nourished and considered to be very healthy with strong immune systems (Odets, 20-23).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that aids (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) surfaced quietly in the united states. in 1981, the center for disease control in atlanta reported five unusual cases of pneumonia in los angeles residents.
- Explains that in 1984, similar cases were reported in new york city, california, florida, and texas, but not all were homosexual males.
- Concludes that the human immunodeficiency virus, commonly referred to as hiv, was to blame for this mysterious syndrome.
- Explains that hiv can be transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact, contact with infected blood, or from mother to baby in breast milk.
- Explains that for every person in the stages of full-blown aids, there were probably thousands of others who were infected with hiv and still entirely healthy.
- Explains that homosexuals and bisexuals could be infected with hiv, but people have realized that the virus is not prejudice.
- Explains that when magic johnson announced he had gotten the hiv virus, it was obvious that cure needed to be found for this epidemic that was killing hundreds of thousands of people every year in america.
- Explains that researchers have developed new drugs to fight both hiv infection and its infections and cancers that are often associated.
- Explains that protease inhibitors interrupt virus replication at a later step in its life cycle. because hiv can become resistant to both classes of drugs, combination treatment is often necessary to effectively suppress the virus.
- Opines that aids is not a small or quiet problem anymore. it started as five men with an unusual case of pneumonia and has led to millions of deaths in just over twenty years.
- Cites russell, charles h., ashif, odets walt, and wadhams, wayne. the epidemic continues.
840 wordsRead More - Homosexuality in the UMCanalytical essayFor nearly the entirety of the existence of the Christian faith, many people have declared homosexual acts and relationships to be a sin, even an abomination. Verses such as Leviticus 18:22 (You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abo...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that they incorrectly assumed the term "borderlands" referred to a geographic location along the border of texas and mexico, and that their understanding of borderlands was not entirely clear until the end of the course.
- Explains that many people have declared homosexual acts and relationships to be a sin, even an abomination. however, recently, critical thinking and the thinking of many united methodists has shifted.
- Analyzes how gloria anzaldua talks about personal narratives in the united methodist church.
- Explains that frank schaefer was defrocked for performing a same-sex wedding for his son in 2007 in pennsylvania.
987 wordsRead More - Sexual Orientation Change Effortsanalytical essayIn a perfect world, laws wouldn’t be necessary, there wouldn’t be any pain or suffering and homosexuality wouldn’t exist. That’s not to say that if homosexuals disappeared the world would be a better place. Lots of pain and suffering have come from living an alternate lifestyle and many laws have been at the forefront of a lot of the pain; stemming from the notion that people somehow chose to be gay. Early examples of sexual orientation change efforts belong to Nazi Germany. Prisoners charged with a homosexual crime were forced to wear a pink triangle and participate in weekly sexual encounters with Jewish and gypsy woman. If the prisoners were able perform se...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how natasha lyonne plays the sexually confused high school cheerleader, megan, in the 1999 movie, "but i'm a cheerleader".
- Argues that america and the sexual orientation change effort movement could learn a great deal about homosexual behavior.
- Analyzes how the president and co-founder of exodus international apologized to the gay community, citing that he was wrong. instead of trying to change who they are, his new organization is one of empathy.
- Explains that even though "pray the gay away" and other similar institutions have had little success in changing same sex desires, studies indicate people with homoerotic desires who were more devoted to prayer and questioned their beliefs less had a higher propensity to seek conversion therapy.
- Opines that they are guilty of sexual immorality and take responsibility for the entire problem. they describe their life as repulsive and dark.
- Explains that haggard attended a three week intensive therapy with several high-ranking members of the church after citing that he was completely cured.
- Opines that if a client seeks therapy to redirect sexual desires, they should be supported no matter the outcome.
- Opines that homophobia is a way of dealing with unwanted desires that is less associated with sexual orientation change efforts. some homosexuals are also homophobic.
- Explains that the dsm declared homosexuality a disease, with later versions placing it under "sexual deviation". the board tried to limit its consideration to scientific and medical arguments.
- Argues that reparative and/or conversion therapy have no place in the mental health system, social work or in society. exodus international and their program of forcing young people to participate in traditional gender roles are all too real.
- Advises social workers to create an environment that is welcoming and trusting for clients experiencing cognitive dissonance from conflicting beliefs, feelings, and actions pertaining to their sexuality.
- Explains that the response of mental health professionals to clients seeking help to change or redirect same-sex sexual orientation.
- Explains fallon's book, reconciling spiritual values conflicts for counselors and lesbian and gay clients. haggard says he is "completely heterosexual".
- Cites mchaney, s. (2013, june 21). pbs.org. retrieved october 15, 2013.
- Cites robinson, b. (2008, december 19). ted haggard admits same-sex activity and resigns from nae.
1894 wordsRead More - The Bible: Condemning Homosexuality In The Bibleanalytical essayIn a world with new laws and lifestyle standards, the freedom of choice is for all to enjoy and so is the abundance of God 's Love. God 's view on homosexuality in the New Testament condemned homosexual acts as well as sexual immorality. There are many verses that explain that female and male relationships are okay in the eyes of the Lord. Matthew 19:4 states, " 'Haven 't you read ', he replied, 'that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female." This passage was first mentioned in the Old Testament in Genesis 1:27. Jesus also repeated stories and verses from the Old Testament putting the importance on what he was saying. Jesus never spoke specifically about homosexuality or same-sex marriage, but he made it very clear about the things that should be followed. Although homosexuality and homosexual acts are seen as a sin, there are other acts that are seen as worse
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how leviticus and sodom and gomorrah have been interpreted as condemning homosexual acts in the old and new testaments.
- Analyzes how the story of sodom and gomorrah exhibits this interpretation. the bible never depicts the problem in this case as homosexual lust.
- Analyzes how the story of noah and his son ham supports the idea of not clearly expressing homosexuality.
- Analyzes the strongest evidence of biblical opposition to homosexuality from the book of leviticus, which insists that homosexual behavior is an abomination.
- Opines that the prohibition belongs in the same category as those relating to cross-dressing and genital defects mentioned in deuteronomy.
- Explains that leviticus claims that actions should be restricted to those of the opposite sex because people are capable of choosing the gender of those they have sexual relations with.
- Concludes that one must abandon the notion of taking the views and demands of the old testament into personal consideration because it serves barely any purpose and lacks reliability as law as human beings.
- Analyzes how god's view on homosexuality in the new testament condemned homosexual acts and sexual immorality. jesus repeated stories and verses from the old testament putting the importance on what he was saying.
- Explains that homosexuality is not the only thing that will prevent someone from inheriting the kingdom of god without repentance. god does not see homosexual desires as natural and it is contrary to sound doctrine.
- Explains that homosexuality is considered a sin, but hating or mistreating someone is also sin. jesus never wanted his people to hate one another, no matter what the circumstance.
1557 wordsRead More - The Ban on Gay Blood Donorsanalytical essayAIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and is caused by human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. HIV is transmitted through blood and bodily secretions, specifically sexual secretions (Handsfield 157). HIV has an incubation period of 10-20 days after one is exposed to the virus (Handsfield 161), and can result in a variety of symptoms including an unexplained fever, a rash, or unexplained weight loss (Handsfield 163). If a patient has reached a diagnosis of AIDS, it means that person has reached a stage 3 HIV infection. This means the patient’s body has less than 200 lymphocyte cells per mm3 (Handsfield 162). Lymphocytes are a vital part of the immune system (Encyclopedia Britannica) and without them one is susceptible to many respiratory diseases, bacterial infections, and even certain types of cancer. These are things that a healthy person can fight off, but they end up being the probable cause of death in a patient with AIDS (Handsfield 162). AIDS and HIV are more commonly found among men that have sex with other men. This group is often referred to as MSM for short (Handsfield 157). The r...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the fda banned gay men from donating blood if they had sex with another man since 1977, and believes that it should be repealed.
- Explains that aids is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and is more prevalent among men who have sex with other men.
- Explains that hiv is spread through bodily fluids, including, but not limited to, blood. blood transfusions are the easiest way to contract hiv.
- Explains that current hiv screening technology can find evidence of the virus in most people within 10 to 21 days. the fda uses a questionnaire to screen potential donors by asking them questions about high-risk behavior.
- Explains that if a person donates blood in the 10-21 day window where hiv cannot be detected, hiv can be spread to another person through blood transfusion.
- Analyzes the prevalence of sexually acquired antiretroviral drug resistance in a community sample of hiv-positive men who have sex with men in new york city.
- Explains handsfield, h. hunter, md. color atlas and synopsis of sexually transmitted diseases. 3rd ed.
558 wordsRead More - Argumentative Essay Homosexualityanalytical essayHomosexuality has been a controversial topic amongst society for much longer than just recently. Apart from the scientific arguments revolving around it, there are other social and religious arguments similarly. Certain countries, religions, and organizations loath homosexuals, denying certain privileges to those suspected of being one. For instance, as one of the world’s most common religions, Catholicism has averted from homosexuality since the proposed writing of The Bible. Undoubtedly one of the most contentious verses from the Catholic bible, Leviticus 20:13, promptly states "If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense" (Leviticus 20). This excerpt from the Old Testament defines homosexuality as a criminal offense that is punishable by death; it is thought to be written during the time period 538–332 BCE, nearly three-thousand years ago. Fundamentalist Catholics have used this bible verse for an extended period of time to justify their resentful outlook towards homosexuality. In addition to the religious contempt, small countries and even parts of the United States go to different legal extremes to segregate...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that everyone in civil society has heard of the latest dispute – is homosexuality really a choice, or is it just the product of many genetic and hormonal differences?
- Analyzes how catholicism has averted from homosexuality since the proposed writing of the bible. only 17 of the 50 states have legalized same-sex marriage.
- Explains that the social activism in america has taken a positive stance on the legality of homosexuality.
- Explains that the inah3 is the only dimorphic section of the hypothalamus, which is associated with thermoregulation, panting, sweating, and thyrotropic-inhibition.
- Explains that levay's extensive research is plausible, but independent factors suggest that the sizes studied by him were influenced by their cause of death — hiv aids.
- Explains that congenital adrenal hyperplasia affects the adrenal glands' ability to produce specific hormones that are needed for development.
- Explains that the x-chromosome is responsible for various factors in a child's developmental growth, the most commonly known being their biological sex.
1354 wordsRead More - Essay About Homosexualityexplanatory essayHomosexuality is not a new trend, sexual orientation, or identity, in fact homosexuality is believed to date back over 5,000 years ago (Adams, 2011). Same sex couples have existed for thousands of years and research will show how the social and political stigmas that are known today, have stemmed from religious point of views and political opinions.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the holy bible and its various renditions are the most common religious book that many religions have founded from.
- Explains that the riots at the stonewall inn in 1969 inspired lgbt people to organize in support of gay rights in the united states.
- Explains that the question of gay marriage has been divided in politics of many nations, but none more so than the united states.
- Explains that the supreme court ruled that same-sex couples can legally get married nationwide, ending more than a decade of bitter legal battles.
- Explains that homosexuality was just a sexual preference that many cultures were accepting of. religion and later politics labeled being homosexual as unacceptable. the gay community has experienced decades of social, religious and political discrimination.
- Explains that homosexuality is not a new trend, sexual orientation, or identity, in fact homosexuality dates back over 5,000 years ago.
- Explains that greeks and romans were culturally aware and generally accepting of homosexuality. the church seemed lenient of same-sex unions in practice and made provisions for ceremonies.
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