Over the Rainbow: - Wrestling With Angels

instead of asking NGLTF to accept responsibility for education about HIV, Foreman, turned
the concern into a racist attack on the government saying, “…funding for meaningful and
honest prevention programs has been systematically excised from the federal budget. If these
things don’t prove that our government considers the lives of gay black men utterly
expendable, I don’t know what does” (Foreman, 2008).
BACKLASH/Promoting Responsible Policies
Writing for the website, Your Life, Family and Culture Outpost, Patrick B. Craine concluded,
“Matt Foreman, by admitting that HIV is a gay disease acknowledged what the medical
community has known for decades, the homosexual lifestyle is extremely high risk and often
leads to disease and death. Pro-family advocates maintain that sex related disease is clear
evidence of the disorder of homosexual practices” (Craine, 2009).
Gary Glenn, president of the Michigan chapter of the American Family Association,added
“Foreman should also publicly accept responsibility for professionally promoting a lifestyle
that’s medically associated with a dramatically higher risk of domestic violence, mental illness,
substance abuse, eating disorders, life-threatening diseases such as AIDS, cancer, and hepatitis,
and premature death by up to 20 years” (Vitagliano, 2008).
The President of NARTH, Joseph Nicolosi said, “Most medical groups have embraced the
homosexual agenda and are advocating that lifestyle despite all the scientific studies and
medical evidence that demonstrate medical and psychological risks…Homosexual activism and
political correctness are clearly trumping science” (Brinkmann, 2004).
Dr. Byrd, vice president of NARTH , argues that it is essential in any society that policies are
implemented that promote and protect the health and well-being of its citizens. The American
Public Health Association and other health organizations must be aggressively held accountable
for accurate reporting. ‘Activist spin’ must not be allowed to override responsible scientific
research. Evidence shows that mortality and morbidity rates are substantially higher for those
who engage in homosexual practices, particularly anal intercourse, with the tearing of the
rectal lining and diseases associated with subsequent contact with fecal matter. “Activism
must not be placed above science in informing public policy. It is an injustice to homosexual
men and women to allow activism, including accusations of homophobia, to silence discussion
of health risks or to suppress research” (Bryd, 2010).
Over the Rainbow: The Gay Battle for Social Reorganization of America. 2010
Dr. M. L. Coppock
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