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