If society is not willing to address the homosexual issue on moral grounds, then the medical evidence alone should be enough to convince the fair-minded that homosexuality is incompatible with good public health – Gary L. Morella
The
current argument that is being made by sodomites is that confusing a orifice
intended solely for waste with one for reproduction is perfectly natural since
heterosexuals do this with, per their claim, more frequency than those inclined
to homosexual acts do. They argue, "How can you say that this is an
unnatural act when heterosexuals do it to?" They even go so far as
to say that since there is evidence of homosexual activity among animals, it
immediately follows that such activity is natural. How is that possible
if animals are to survive preserving the species? Furthermore, how can
one sanely map animal activity to that of humans? Are humans reduced to
being no better than animals for the sake of making a group comfortable with
its vices? Animals also kill their young. Is that a behavior that
is to be condoned for humans? Are there no consequences for confusing an
orifice used solely for waste with one for reproduction? The Center
for Disease Control stats speak otherwise showing the inordinate
correlation between HIV/AIDS with homosexuals in comparison with
heterosexuals. This statistic has been consistent from the beginning of
its track.
Even if
such a statistic regarding heterosexual sodomy has some validity to it, which I
seriously doubt, does that make the aforementioned confusion right in that,
regardless of the sexes involved, we're still talking about a bastardization of
the Natural Law? To come to the point, the plumbing doesn't work
regardless of whether we're talking about homosexual or heterosexual anal
sodomy. The sphincter wasn't designed for
reproduction. Thus, if this act were natural, i.e., intended,
how does procreation of the species occur? Is physical well-being and survival of the human race not a
concern for those who must use illogic in the extreme to accommodate their
vices?
The
Natural Law is knowable through reason exclusive of any connotations of
revelation. Anyone choosing to ignore this Law and its Author will suffer
the consequences.
What must be remembered is that an inclination to homosexual behavior is objectively disordered (objectively morally reprehensible) because it can never lead to a morally licit act for the reasons given below.
Where the procreative and
unitive aspects of sexuality are violated is by the unnatural acts of
homosexuality which is why any orientation to this behavior is objectively
disordered, i.e., it is an orientation to a misuse of human sexuality, an
orientation to acts which are against the Natural Law. The unitive is violated because the plumbing
doesn't work, i.e., man wasn't created physically for homosexual acts; the
procreative is a consequence of this fact.
One often hears this objection
to the term "objective disorder" being applied to homosexual
tendencies: "If a man lusts for a woman or vice versa, this too is an
objective disorder." But this is not so, because, if the man or woman
controls this natural attraction, and wills to express it in the natural state
of marriage, it is a good thing conforming to the Natural Law. But if one has a
sexual-genital attraction to another person of the same sex, it can NEVER
lead to a morally good act between the two individuals, but rather it will ALWAYS
lead to an immoral act. That is why it is called an objective disorder.
The bottom line is that sodomy
is serious business, PERIOD! It is a perversion of the Natural Law.
Such perversion is GUARANTEED in the case of those homosexuality inclined
desiring sexual relations, while for heterosexuals, it is not. That does
not mitigate the consequences for heterosexuals who perform acts of sodomy, but
there exists the aforementioned distinction, which is why
the former is called objectively disordered.
As an aside, the phrase
"sexual orientation" is problematic as there is absolutely no
evidence that innateness is involved here along with a finality that excludes
reparative therapy per NARTH, The National Association of Research and
Therapy of Homosexuality. It is a
phrase that evolved for political reasons from sexual perversion to sexual
deviancy to sexual preference in the same manner that homosexuality was falsely
characterized as being "gay".
There is nothing gay about it per statements from the objective
psychologists, psychiatrists, and behavioral scientists of NARTH as a function
of many case studies.
Homosexual activists are able
to exploit the fact that most people are ignorant of what homosexuals
actually do to one another. As in the abortion debate, where emotionless
scientific terminology is used to cover up the horrible things being done to a
little human being, homosexual activists employ a sanitized and deliberately
misleading language to describe their practices, using to their advantage the
willingness of most people to keep public debates clean. Sodomy is a
pretty messy business, requiring elaborate preparations and lubrications, and
its long term effects include not only AIDS and other sexually transmitted
diseases, but also frequent rectal bleeding, often requiring the use of a
tampon.
We're not just talking about anal sex, which is filthy enough. Homosexuals have a
history of pushing the envelope when one considers the degrading acts in which
homosexuals engage which are chiefly of three kinds: oral sex, rectal sex, and
fecal sex. Since semen contains many of the germs carried in blood, oral sex
comes close to the consumption of raw human blood with all its medical risks:
hepatitis A, gonorrhea, HIV and hepatitis B. This practice is almost always
involved in homosexual activity. Almost 90% of homosexuals engage in rectal sex
allowing germs to penetrate the rectal wall, causing immunological damage and
tearing and bruising of it, and gain almost direct access to the blood stream.
This practice efficiently spreads hepatitis B, HIV, syphilis and many other
diseases carried by the blood. A particularly repugnant variation on rectal sex
is called "fisting," and involves the insertion of the hand and arm
into the rectum! Upwards of 80% of homosexuals admit to participating in anal
fecal sex ingesting, orally, medically significant amounts of feces with
various diseases following on this. [MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT HOMOSEXUALS
DO, Family Research Institute, Inc., Box 2091, Washington, DC 20013.]
Medical specialists have known for some
time of the disproportionate impact on the homosexual community of diseases
like gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis A and B, cytomegalovirus, amoebic bowel
disease (“gay bowel syndrome”), and herpes.
A decade’s measurement of “gay rights”
laws which have been in effect in San Francisco show that the city has seen a
sharp increase in the venereal disease rate to 22 times the national average;
hepatitis A and B increased 100 and 300 % respectively; amoebic colon
infections increased 2,500 %. Venereal disease clinics in the city saw 75,000
patients every year of whom close to 80 % were homosexual males; 20 % of them
carried rectal gonorrhea. [Magnuson, ARE GAY RIGHTS RIGHT?].
Following are some addtional refs of
interest:
Hepatitis A,
amebiasis, shigellosis and giardiasis are so prevalent among sodomites that
they are collectively known to physicians as "gay bowel syndrome." In
San Francisco, "the gay capital of the world," 80 percent of the
people who visit the city's venereal disease clinics are homosexuals. 20
percent of these patients suffer from deadly and painfulrectal gonorrhea.[17]
It is interesting to
note the impact that pro-homosexual laws have on the local VD rates. During the
first decade the San Francisco homosexual rights law was in effect, Hepatitis A
rose 100 percent; infectious Hepatitis B escalated 300 percent; and amoebic
colon infections exploded by an incredible 2,500 percent.[17]
Homosexual men are
by no means alone in their diseases; homosexual women ('lesbians') are 19 times
more likely to have had syphilis than normal women; 2 times more likely to have
had genital warts; 4 times more likely to have had scabies; 7 times more likely
to have had an infection from vaginal contact; 29 times more likely to have had
an infection from oral-vaginal contact; and 12 times more likely to have had an
infection caused by penile contact.[21]
[17] Brad Hayton and
John Eldredge. "Homosexual Rights: What's Wrong?"
Focus on the Family
<Citizen>, March 18, 1991, pages 6 to 8. Also see
Joyce Price.
"High-Risk Sex Acts Still Common Among Gays, Bisexuals."
<Washington
Times>, December 28, 1989.
[21] H.J. Jaffe and
C. Keewhan, <et.al.> "National Case-Control Study of
Kaposi's Sarcoma and
Pneumocystic Carinii Pneumonia in Homosexual Men; Part
1, Epidemiological
Results." <Annals of Internal Medicine>, 1983, 99(2),
pages 145 to 157.
http://www.homosexuellt.com/infosida/show_article.asp?Idnr=207
If
society is not willing to address the homosexual issue on moral grounds, then
the medical evidence alone should be enough to convince the fair-minded that
homosexuality is incompatible with good public health.
Health and Homosexuality
publicerad
2002-09-24
Introduction
A Hawaii court recently ruled that same-sex couples cannot be refused marriage
licenses, and last year the United States Congress passed legislation designed
to give states the right to deny recognition of such "marriages"
conducted in another state. Homosexual activists said years ago that this decade
would indeed be the "gay" nineties, and with each passing year,
homosexuality and gay rights has become more and more a part of mainstream
America. Today many Americans are asking, "Is there really anything wrong
with homosexuality?"
However, there is a deeper question America should be asking: "Is
homosexuality healthy for society?" This question has many moral
ramifications often discussed in public forums. However, far too often the
issues of public health with regard to homosexuality are casually dismissed or
conveniently overlooked.
AIDS is one disease that has captured the attention of the media. Homosexuals
make up over 80 percent of the AIDS cases in America. 1 However,
AIDS is but one of the many diseases linked to homosexual behavior. A survey of
literature in leading medical journals reveals the host of medical dangers
associated with the homosexual lifestyle.
Dr. Steven Wexner of the Cleveland Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,
chronicled the diseases in 1990. "Up to 55 percent of homosexual men with anorectal
complaints have gonorrhea; 80 percent of the patients with syphilis are
homosexuals," he wrote. "Chlamydia is found in 15 percent of
asymptomatic homosexual men, and up to one third of homosexuals have active
anorectal herpes simplex virus." He went on to point out, "In
addition, a host of parasites, bacterial, viral, and protozoan are rampant in
the homosexual population." 2
Wexner is not alone in his observations. Dr. Selma Dritz wrote in the New
England Journal of Medicine, "Oral and Anal intercourse present
physicians with surgical as well as medical problems, ranging from anal
fissures and impaction of foreign bodies in the rectum to major diagnostic
dilemmas."3 Dr. Marlys Witte et al. noted in The
International Journal of Dermatology, that homosexual male practices such
as "receptive anal and oral intercourse and oral-anal contact, recurrent
rectal trauma associated with 'fisting,'" and venereal and parasitic
infections, lead to many medical problems including tissue inflammation,
"... intense angiogenesis, and progressive fibrosis." 4
And Dr. Christina M. Surawicz et al. noted Homosexually active men have
frequent intestinal and rectal symptoms resulting from sexually acquired
gastrointestinal infections." 5
Despite the evidence of the unhealthy nature of homosexuality, medical doctors
have often taken a politically correct view of the gay lifestyle in recent
years. A doctor treating a heart patient would urge him to stay away from fatty
foods. But instead of urging patients to abstain from dangerous sexual
behavior, many doctors have encouraged patients to continue the unhealthy
behavior -- as long as they take precautions.
Not all doctors subscribe to this conventional wisdom. In 1990, a study
appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluding
that homosexuals should use condoms to protect against the transmission of
hepatitis B. 6 Dr. Ralph H. Harder wrote to the journal, "I
worry about the loss of objectivity and of scientific approach in current
research, at least in dealing with certain sacred subjects. . . . A much more
valid and useful conclusion, it would seem, is that anal insertive intercourse
is inherently dangerous and should be proscribed." 7 Published
just below Dr. Harder's letter was the authors' rebuttal. They argued that if
homosexual anal intercourse should be proscribed, so should heterosexual
vaginal intercourse since it is "a well-known risk factor for transmission
of virtually all sexually transmitted diseases."8 But what the authors do
not acknowledge is the well-established fact that sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) strike homosexuals at a rate many times higher than that of
heterosexuals. 9,10,11
This paper surveys the medical literature dealing with health and homosexuality
in an effort to investigate the dangers of this lifestyle to public health. Our
study reveals that the spectrum of homosexually acquired diseases is vast and
includes everything from viruses to bacterium to cancers. The evidence is so
overwhelming that even if all moral judgments and religious biases are set
aside, homosexuality -- by its very nature -- cannot play a part in a healthy
society.
Over the past decade America has watched as homosexual activists have grown
more and more powerful in public life. Today, four members of Congress are open
homosexuals. Battles are raging in school systems all across our nation over
whether homosexuality should be included in sex education. And in 1996, the
Senate only narrowly defeated a measure that would have added sexual orientation
to the list of groups granted special protection under the civil rights code
for employment. The vote was 49 to 50.
The time has come to examine the medical facts and respond with appropriate
public policy. Congress, the courts, and America's school systems would do well
to examine the following information before placing their stamp of approval on
the homosexual lifestyle.
Bacteria
Homosexuals experience a wide range of bacterial infections, including
gonorrhea, syphilis, shigella, and campylbacter. One study of homosexuals in
New York city found that "... 64.3 percent of the [homosexual] men
reported a history of gonorrhea and/or syphilis."12 The
heterosexual community has also experienced many of these sexually transmitted
infections -- however it is generally on a smaller scale.
Gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease and perhaps the
most common STD found in homosexual men.13 Gonorrhea is an inflammatory disease
of genital track. In the homosexual communities, this disease has appeared in
non-traditional locations. For example, gonorrhea traditionally occurs on the
genitals, but recently it has appeared in the rectal region and in the throat.14,15,16
Gonorrhea is strongly associated with homosexual behavior at a rate higher than
heterosexual behavior. In a study published by the Canadian Medical
Association Journal in 1991, "...gonorrhea was associated with
urethral discharge ... and homosexuality (3.7 times higher than the rate among
heterosexuals)."17
This is especially true of gonorrhea of the pharynx (throat). A study published
in the Journal of Clinical Pathology found, "In homosexual men a
much higher prevalence of pharyngeal gonorrhoea (15.2 percent; two of the 13)
was observed in comparison with heterosexual men (4.1 percent)."18
As pharyngeal gonorrhea results from oral sex with an infected partner,
anorectal (anal) gonorrhea is spread through anal sex with a man infected with
urethral gonorrhea. Physicians have promoted "safer sex" in an effort
to stem the spread of gonorrhea. While for several years statistics seemed to
indicate the plan may be working, the numbers began to rise again in the early
1990s. The American Journal of Public Health published a study of
Amsterdam STD clinics that found, "After several years of decline, the
number and percentage of diagnosed cases of gonorrhea among homosexual and
bisexual clients of sexually transmitted disease clinics in Amsterdam started
to increase again in 1989. This rise continued in 1990 and 1991."19
This study mirrors one done in King County, Washington, which yielded similar
results.20
Unlike its effect on the genitals, when gonorrhea infects the pharynx and
rectal regions, it often emerges without symptoms.21 And even if it
does emerge with symptoms, those symptoms can be easily misinterpreted as
simply a sore throat or misdiagnosed as part of a simultaneous ailment such as
hemorrhoids.22 The Journal of the American Medical Association
stressed the importance of properly diagnosing these infections:
"Detection and treatment of these occult infections are essential, because
gonococcal "carriers" represent reservoirs of potential infection in
the community."23
Syphilis. Syphilis is a venereal disease caused by a bacteria known as a
spirochet. If left untreated it can progress through three stages: primary,
secondary, and tertiary or latent syphilis.
Primary anal syphilis is marked by anal ulcers that typically appear within two
to six weeks of exposure to the spirochet. However, the ulcers may not appear
for up to three months after initial exposure. The lesion that appears can be
one of two types. One is particularly painful. The other causes little
irritation. In the case of the painful variety, it may be mistaken for an anal
fissure.24 If a patient suffers from the less painful ulcers, he may
not seek medical attention and the disease can progress into secondary
syphilis.
If left untreated, six to eight weeks after the ulcer sores heal, secondary
syphilis sets in. Secondary syphilis is marked by a pale brown or pink lesion
or it may surface as a rash. Tertiary or latent syphilis is rare and is
composed of another type of rectal lesions.
Medical literature shows homosexuals to be at especially high risk for
syphilis. The Archives of Internal Medicine reported on a study in 1991
that found, "Homosexually active men are significantly more likely to
report syphilis and less likely to present with primary syphilis than
heterosexual men."25 The British Co-operative Clinical Group
noted that homosexuals acquired syphilis at a rate ten times that of
heterosexuals.26 Other journals also note a high correlation of
homosexuality and syphilis. 27,28,29
Enteric Infections
An enteric infection is one that involves the intestines, and many of these are
caused by various protozoa and bacteria. Decades ago many of these diseases
were considered "exotic" diseases acquired through foreign travel or
consuming contaminated food or water. However throughout the 1970s and 1980s,
medical journals have noted their spread in homosexual communities.30,31,32
One study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported, "At
least 80 percent of homosexual men presenting to our sexually transmitted
disease clinic with anorectal or intestinal symptoms were infected with one or
more sexually transmissible anorectal or enteric pathogens. Such infections
were also found in 39 percent of homosexual men presenting to the clinic
without intestinal symptoms."33
The Annals of Clinical Research published a study in 1985 that examined
153 homosexual men. "Intestinal protozoa were found in 91 of the
homosexual men, altogether 198 organisms were identified ..."34
Shigellosis. Shigella is a bacterium that commonly infects the intestinal tract
of homosexual men. Infection with this bacterium is marked by diarrhea, fever,
nausea, and cramps. In the early 1970s, public health officials noted it as a
problem. "The San Francisco Department of Public Health has
recognized a venereal outbreak of enteritis due to Shigella Flexneri 2a during
the first half of 1974, " Dr. Selma Dritz noted in the New England
Journal of Medicine. "Of the more than 50 cases reported, almost 60
percent occurred in young adult men, a majority of whom were habitués of the
city's gay community."35
Campylobacter. Campylobacter is another bacteria that often infects the
intestinal tract of homosexual men. One study of 113 patients found,
"Campylobacter jejuni was the most common organism in the entire cohort,
but Shigella species were most common in homosexual men." While that study
did not specifically link campylobacter to homosexuality, other doctors have
noted the connection. In 1987 eight physicians wrote Lancet noting, "it
seems that the sexual practices of male homosexuals may facilitate colonisation
with this organism."36
Amebiasis. An amebiasis is an infection of the large intestine, caused by
Entamoeba histolytica. Homosexual populations have been hit hard by various
types of amebiasis. The link was noted in the 1970s. "In 1975, 1,235 cases
of amebiasis were reported from New York City. This represented 44.5 percent of
the total number of cases nationwide," an article in the New York State
Journal of Medicine stated. It went on to comment, "Although sexual
orientation cannot be assessed from these statistics, a very significant
portion of the cases occurring in native New Yorkers were probably within the
homosexual community."37
G. Lamblia is a flagellate protozoan that causes giardiasis, which is a disease
characterized by diarrhea.38 Harrisonís Principles of Internal Medicine
reports, "In one New York Study, all nontraveled immunocompetent males
with giardiasis were, in fact, homosexual."39
Both G. Lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica parasites can be transmitted through
oral-anal intercourse, as they live in the stool. A study published in the New
England Journal of Medicine found that "the most powerful predictors
of E. histolytica and G. lamblia infection was homosexuality."40
Interestingly enough, the study went on to note that homosexuality represented
a higher risk for these parasites "not because of its unique association
with any sexual practices (anilingus was practiced by 17 percent of
heterosexuals, 37 percent of bisexuals and 75 percent of homosexuals in our
study) but because only in homosexuals is there both a large reservoir of
infection (endemic level) and a prevalent mode of transmission."41
A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reports
similar findings. In a study of 200 homosexual men and 100 heterosexual men,
"Entamoeba histolytica was isolated from 27 percent of the homosexual and
1 percent of the heterosexual men. Giardia lamblia was isolated from 13 percent
of the homosexual and 3 percent of the heterosexual men."42
Other studies reinforce these conclusions for E. histolytica 43 and
G. Lamblia.44
Viruses
Hepatitis. Hepatitis is a disease that causes an inflammation of the liver.
There are several different types of Hepatitis including hepatitis A, hepatitis
B, and hepatitis C.
Hepatitis A and B can be sexually transmitted and homosexuals are at high risk
for both.45 One study of a community-wide outbreak of Hepatitis A
concluded, "Hepatitis A infection among homosexual and bisexual men is
associated with oral-anal and digital-rectal intercourse, as well as with
increasing numbers of anonymous sex partners and group sex."46
Another study found that Hepatitis B is easily spread through homosexual
contact. The study stated: "These data suggest that HBV [hepatitis B
virus] is transmitted 8.6-fold more efficiently than HIV-1 among homosexual men
studied ..."47
Hepatitis C appears to be less of a threat to the homosexual community. The Journal
on Infectious Disease found, "In a cross-sectional study of homosexual
or bisexual men in San Francisco, only 4.6 percent of 735 men were positive for
anti-HCV [hepatitis C virus] antibody while 81 percent were positive for any
HBV [hepatitis B virus] serologic marker ..."48
Human papillomavirus. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that causes genital
or anal warts and is associated with cancer. For years HPV was linked to
vaginal and cervical cancer in women. In recent years, medical studies have
noted the spread of HPV in homosexual communities. One study published in the Journal
of Infectious Diseases stated, "Reports of an association between
clinically identified anal warts and homosexual behavior predate the AIDS
epidemic and undoubtedly reflect increased exposure of this population to HPV
during receptive anorectal intercourse."49
Today, studies suggest a link between HPV and anal cancer in homosexual males
-- particularly those who are HIV+. An article published in the Journal of
the American Medical Association stated, "These studies indicate that
immunosuppressed male homosexuals have a high prevalence of anal human
papillomavirus infection and anal intraepithelial neoplasia, and this
population may be at significant risk for the development of anal cancer."50
Along the same lines, an article published in the New England Journal of
Medicine concluded: "Anal intercourse may predispose to anal cancer
through the transmission of an infection, most probably infection with human
papillomavirus."51
Herpes Simplex. Herpes simplex is a common STD marked by watery blisters on the
genitalia. It can also occur in the anorectal area, primarily in passive
homosexual men.52 Homosexuals suffering from herpes simplex
proctitis experience severe anorectal pain and may have difficulty urinating.53
While Herpes is a disease that affects both homosexuals and heterosexuals, a
side-by-side comparison of heterosexual males to homosexual males shows that
homosexual men are at a higher risk.
The Journal of the American Medical Association found that "among
men, report of any lifetime homosexual activity was associated with an elevated
risk for HSV-2 [herpes simplex virus - 2]."54 The link between
homosexuality and herpes simplex-2 has also been noted in other journals.55
Cytomegalovirus. Cytomegalovirus is a virus that commonly infects homosexual
men and can be serious when the patient suffers immunosuppressed conditions
such as AIDS. This virus can infect both heterosexuals and homosexuals, but
again, homosexuals seem to suffer from cytomegalovirus at a much higher rate. A
study published in the American Journal of Medicine showed,"...
heterosexual men in a sexually transmitted disease clinic have a substantially
lower prevalence of cytomegalovirus seropositivity than do homosexual
men."56
In fact, an article published in the British Journal of Venereal Disease
noted "Sexual orientation was shown to be the most important determinant
of antibody to CMV [cytomegalovirus] in this population."57
In a population that represents the majority of AIDS cases, CMV is particularly
frightening. A study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases
reported, "DMAC [disseminated Mycobacterium avium] and CMV are causing
substantial and increasing morbidity among AIDS patients."58
HIV/AIDS
AIDS is the one disease that most Americans are familiar with and readily
associate with homosexuality. It has captured the mediaís attention and won the
nation's sympathies. AIDS is a terrible and tragic syndrome that attacks the
patient's immune system so that it cannot fight off disease, making common
ailments potentially fatal. It is not unusual for AIDS patients to die from
pneumonia that begins as a common cold.
While no one would deny the horrible nature of AIDS, some confusion has erupted
over who is at risk for contracting it. In 1987, the federal government
embarked upon an education campaign to protect the nation against the spread of
AIDS. It was called "America Responds to AIDS." This media campaign
flooded the airwaves with the horrifying message that "anyone" could
get AIDS. The risk of contracting AIDS through heterosexual vaginal intercourse
is many times lower than anal intercourse or IV drug use. Consider the odds:
The problem was that although that message may be technically true, it is
terribly deceptive. AIDS remains primarily a disease of homosexuals and IV drug
users. Homosexuals and IV drug users make up more than 80 percent of AIDS cases
in the United States.59
Health officials understood AIDS enough in 1987 to know how the disease was
spreading and who was at risk. But the campaignís job was to bring an
understanding of AIDS to the masses. Dr. Walter Dowdle, a virologist at the Centers
for Disease Control involved with the education campaign, told the Wall
Street Journal, "As long as this was seen as a gay disease or, even
worse, a disease of drug abusers, that pushed the disease way down the
ladder" in priority in Americans' minds.60
And so the deception began. John Ward, a health official involved with the
tracking of AIDS cases at CDC, told the Wall Street Journal, "I
don't see much downside in slightly exaggerating [AIDS risk]."61
But the exaggeration was more than slight, and the downsides were enormous.
Not only did the 1987 campaign institute a lie into American government, media,
and education, it led the government to waste millions in research on the
spread of HIV in populations who are least likely to acquire it.
In March 1994, the headlines once again filled with the threat of heterosexual
AIDS. The New York Times reported with tabloid sensationalism: "In a
development that reflects the changing demographic face of the AIDS epidemic in
this country, heterosexual transmission accounted for the largest proportionate
increase in AIDS cases reported last year..."62 However, when
non-drug abusing heterosexuals comprise only 8 percent of the total AIDS
population, it doesn't take but a small shift in figures to create "the
largest proportionate increase."
The latest statistics from the <I< i>reveal that homosexuals and IV
drug abusers make up 83 percent of all AIDS cases in America. Heterosexual
contact accounts for only 8 percent of the cases, and nearly half (47 percent)
of heterosexuals who have contracted AIDS were the sexual partners of drug
abusers.63
Cancers and Tumors
Homosexual behavior, especially when practiced by those infected with HIV,
places people at an especially high risk for various cancers, as well.
ANAL CANCER. Homosexual men's practice of anal sex has left many of them
victims of anal cancer. One article in the New England Journal of Medicine
commented, "Our study lends strong support to the hypothesis that
homosexual behavior in men increases the risk of anal cancer: 21 of the 57 men
with anal cancer (37 percent) reported that they were homosexual or bisexual,
in contrast to only one of 64 controls."64 The Journal of
the American Medical Association also published similar findings:
"Epidemiological studies have shown that risk factors for anal cancer
include homosexuality, history of receptive anal intercourse, presence of anal
condylomata, and smoking."65 And the International Journal
of Cancer stated, "Being single and having practised anal intercourse
appears to be associated with anal cancer and case reports have suggested a
recent increase in the number of cases of anal cancer."66 Other
studies have yielded the same conclusions.67,68
Kaposi's Sarcoma. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an AIDS-related cancer that affects
the mucous membranes and the skin of its victims. It is marked by reddish-brown
or bluish tumors. In years past it was primarily a benign disease that affected
older men in the Mediterranean regions. In recent years it has earned a
reputation for being a deadly disease in AIDS patients.
Homosexuals' sexual behavior places them at high risk for this disease. The International
Journal of Dermatology explains why: "In this high risk group [the gay
male population], the predominant portal of entry of free and cell-bound HIV as
well as the brunt of associated cofactors and opportunistic infections can be
traced to both ends of the gastrointestinal tract (mouth and anus) and also the
genitalia, which happen to be common sites for KS lesions in addition to their
lymphatic watersheds."69
Kaposiís sarcoma has taken a particularly tragic toll on HIV-infected
homosexual men, sending them to an earlier grave than their IV-drug user
counterparts. AIDS reports: "According to our data, homosexual men had a
significantly higher risk of progression to AIDS and shorter survival compared
with IDU [IV drug users] and other categories. In a multivariate analysis the
increased risk was found to be independent of demographic and clinical
characteristics but was accounted for by the higher probability of developing
Kaposi's sarcoma."70 The Journal of the American Medical
Association noted the difficulty in treating this disease in the mid-1980s,
"Kaposi's Sarcoma as currently seen in young, homosexual men is less
responsive to chemotherapy, and in many cases displays a more aggressive,
rapidly progressive course. "71
Hodgkin Disease. Homosexual men suffering from HIV/AIDS also suffer from other
cancers and lymphomas. One study published in the Annuls of Medicine
noted the connection between homosexual AIDS patients and Hodgkin disease. The
study concluded, "An excess incidence of Hodgkin disease was found in
HIV-infected homosexual men."72 The Journal of Clinical
Oncology published a study that further supports a connection between
homosexual male AIDS patients and Hodgkin disease.73
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
Another unhealthy aspect of the homosexual population is their vulnerability to
dependance on drugs and alcohol. A study that surveyed 3,400 homosexuals found,
"Substantially higher proportions of the homosexual sample used alcohol,
marijuana, or cocaine than was the case in the general population."74
Other studies support these findings.75,76
One study published in Nursing Research noted that lesbians experience
alcohol problems at a rate three times that of American women as a whole. The
study also found: "Like most problem drinkers, 32 (91%) of the
participants had abused other drugs as well as alcohol, and many reported compulsive
difficulties with food (34%), codependency (29%), sex (11%), and money (6%).
Forty-six percent had been heavy drinkers with frequent drunkenness; ..."77
Homosexual activists would argue that this population suffers from a higher
rate of drug and alcohol problems because society will not accept their sexual
orientation. However, a psychological study of nearly 2,000 lesbians from all
50 states found that most lesbians (57 percent) considered money the biggest
worry in their life. The study went on to state, "Only 12 percent of
respondents indicated that they were concerned about people knowing that they
were lesbian."78
"Safe Sex"
When gay rights activists concede to the health facts regarding their lifestyle
they argue that homosexuals simply need to be taught how to perform their sex
acts safely. However, despite innumerable education efforts, the homosexual
male population remains plagued by disease.
For a few years, activists had some statistics to back up this philosophy as
rates of gonorrhea and syphilis dropped after education efforts. However,
homosexuals, even after receiving education, did not sustain their
"safe" activities for very long. A study conducted in Amsterdam and
another study conducted in Washington state found a drop in gonorrhea and
syphilis for several years in the 1980s. In both studies, that trend was
followed by a marked increase in the rate of these diseases in the homosexual
population, while the rate in the heterosexual population continued to fall.79,80
The relapse into "risky" behavior has been documented in relation to
other STDs as well, including HIV. One study published in the British
Journal of Medicine stated, "This study provides evidence of
continuing unsafe sexual behavior among homosexual or bisexual men infected
with HIV-1 attending genitourinary medicine clinics up to the end of
1993." The study further pointed out, "This is consistent with other
data indicating an increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases,
including HIV, within the male homosexual or bisexual community in England and
Wales between 1988 and 1990."81
While it appears clear that homosexual men have a difficult time sustaining
"safe" sexual behavior, the inevitable question is why? Medical and
psychological experts have developed several explanations. Some homosexual men
believe that once they have established a monogamous relationship, they aren't
at risk. The American Journal of Public Health published a study in 1990
that found, "Being in a monogamous gay relationship was associated with
higher risk sex throughout the entire study."82
Another theory is that the few years of decline in the rates of HIV and other
STD infections have led homosexual men to let down their guard. The Journal
of the American Medical Association reported, "Because of declining
incidence of STD and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, some
homosexually active men may have relaxed behaviors regarding sexual
safety."83
A journal known as Sexually Transmitted Diseases developed a more
psychological explanation. Dr. Edward W. Hook III wrote, "After all, if
higher risk behaviors for HIV/STD remain desirable albeit dangerous for some,
their status as 'forbidden fruit' might paradoxically serve as a stimulus
rather than a deterrent to those practices."84 In other words,
the very fact that these behaviors are dangerous may make them all the more
titillating.
The simple ineffectiveness of condoms likely also contributed to the spread of
disease. A study published in Social Science and Medicine found that the
rate of condom effectiveness in protecting against HIV infection is only 69
percent. The study noted, "Thus, efficacy may be much lower than commonly
assumed ..."85
All of these factors may well play a part in explaining why there appears to be
no such thing as "safe sex."
Born or Bred?
Despite the clear medical evidence that homosexual behavior is at its very
essence unhealthy, many advocates and activists insist that we cannot counsel
these people to change their behavior, because it is an innate genetic trait.
These advocates make reference to several medical studies that claim to have
established a biological link to homosexuality. However, fair evaluation of
these studies proves that they are anything but conclusive.
One of the most often touted studies was conducted by Simon LeVay. His study,
published in Science in 1991, noted a difference in a brain structure called
the hypothalamus when evaluating homosexual and heterosexual men. LeVay found
that in the specimens he studied, the hypothalamus was generally larger in
heterosexual men than in homosexual men. Therefore he concluded that these
findings "suggest that sexual orientation has a biologic substrate."86
While LeVay's study received top-notch billing in the media, it was anything but
conclusive. An analysis of the study and its methodology reveals some notable
weaknesses. The first problem, which LeVay himself readily admits, is the fact
that all 19 of his homosexual subjects had died of complications associated
with AIDS. Therefore the difference in the hypothalamus might well be
attributed to the AIDS rather than homosexuality. LeVay attempted to compensate
for the weakness by including a few heterosexuals who died of AIDS
complications in the heterosexual sample. However, LeVay did not know for sure
whether all subjects in his heterosexual sample were indeed heterosexual; all
of these subjects were simply "presumed heterosexual."
Moreover, Dr. William Byne argued in Scientific American that "[LeVay's]
inclusion of a few brains from heterosexual men with AIDS did not adequately
address the fact that at the time of death virtually all men with AIDS have
decreased testosterone levels as the result of the disease itself or the side
effects of particular treatments.... Thus it is possible that the effects on
the size of the INAH3 [hypothalamus] that he attributed to sexual orientation
were actually caused by the hormonal abnormalities associated with AIDS."87
Finally another weakness of LeVay's study is the fact that even in his sample
there were "exceptions" -- that is, there were some homosexuals who
had larger hypothalamus structures than some of the heterosexuals examined.
Even LeVay admits that these exceptions "hint at the possibility that
sexual orientation, although an important variable, may not be the sole
determinant of INAH3 [hypothalamus] size."88
LeVay is an open homosexual, and his interview with Newsweek appears to
indicate he had an agenda from the outset. LeVay lost his gay partner to AIDS,
an event that made him re-evaluate what he was doing with his life. As a
result, he took on this project. LeVay believes America must be convinced that
homosexuality is determined biologically. "It's important to educate
society," he told Newsweek. "I think this issue does affect religious
and legal attitudes."89
In 1993 a group of medical researchers at the National Cancer Institute led by
Dr. Dean H. Hamer released a study that linked homosexuality to the X
chromosome. While the study won a great deal of media attention, it also
offered little proof of a biological link to homosexuality.
Hamer's results are often misunderstood. Many believe that the study found an
identical sequence (Xq28) on the X chromosome of all homosexual brothers. In
reality, what it found was matching sequences in each set of brothers who were
both homosexual. Dr. Byne argues that in order to prove anything by this study,
Hamer would have had to examine the Xq28 sequence of gay men's heterosexual
brothers. Hamer insisted that such an inclusion would have confounded his
study. Byne responded, "In other words, inclusion of heterosexual brothers
might have revealed that something other than genes is responsible for sexual
orientation."90
Hamer's motives are also questionable. Although Hamer's research is sponsored
by the National Cancer Institute, his work has had little to do with cancer.
This study alone took $419,000 of the instituteís taxpayer-backed funds,
according to the Washington Times.91
One of Hamer's researchers told the Times that homosexuality is "not the
only thing we study," but it is "a primary focus of study."
Hamer reportedly stated that he has pushed for an Office of Gay and Lesbian
Health inside the National Institutes of Health. And he testified in opposition
to Colorado's Amendment 2. Sen. Robert C. Smith (R-NH) accused the doctor of
"actively pursu[ing] ... a gay agenda."92
Another study that has advanced the theory that homosexuality is a biological
phenomenon is the famed "Twin Study" by J. Michael Bailey and Richard
C. Pillard. Bailey and Pillard examined identical and fraternal twin brothers
and adopted brothers in an effort to establish a genetic link to homosexuality.
The study results yielded some statistics that seem to support the hypothesis
and other statistics that appear to refute it. Fifty-two percent of the
identical twins shared the same homosexual sexual orientation while only 22
percent of fraternal twins fell in the same category. This finding appears to
support the argument for biology since identical twins share the same genes.
However, the rate of non-twin conformity should mirror that of fraternal twins.
In the Bailey and Pillard study, the rate was only 9.2 percent. And the rate in
adopted brothers -- which, if the biological hypothesis were true, should have been
even lower than non-twin brothers -- was actually higher (11 percent).93
In his article analyzing the medical evidence supporting a biological cause of
homosexuality, Dr. Byne noted other twin studies. He wrote, "Without
knowing what developmental experiences contribute to sexual orientation ... the
effects of common genes and common environments are difficult to disentangle.
Resolving this issue requires studies of twins raised apart."94
Other physicians have also criticized the study for overvaluing the genetic
influence.95
Dr. Byne's arguments might lead some activists to label him a
"homophobe." He is, in reality, quite the contrary. Byne readily
advocates societal acceptance of homosexuality, but nevertheless concludes,
"Most of the links in the chain of reasoning from biology to social policy
[regarding homosexuality] do not hold up under scrutiny."96
Conclusion
Homosexuality has become an increasingly prevalent part of modern society. It
has infiltrated our schools, our news media, our entertainment media and may
soon redefine our concept of marriage.
However, homosexuality is by its very nature dangerous to those who practice
it. And society is doing homosexuals a disservice when it endorses and promotes
homosexuality as normal. In doing so, it is encouraging these Americans to
engage in self-destructive behavior.
Homosexuality is an issue of morality. But it is also a fundamental issue of
public health. The evidence is clear. American government, educational systems,
and courts should note the facts presented in this paper and advance public
policy and curricula that encourage sound behavior rather than offering special
protection and endorsement to a behavior that threatens individuals as well as
public health.
The future of America hangs in the balance. If society is not willing to
address the homosexual issue on moral grounds, then the medical evidence alone
should be enough to convince the fair-minded that homosexuality is incompatible
with good public health.
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Dear Friends,
If you read the following article in its entirety and do not feel at least
slightly sickened, you are a robot. Those with weak stomachs -- you
have been warned.
After reading this article, I do not think you have to be told -- DO NOT
eat in restaurants where cooks, or food handlers are gay.
Would you believe that this is the normal alternative lifestyle that our
school districts are selling to our children and this is what we must
all embrace.
After reading it, one would have to come to the conclusion that most
animals are more civilized.
Please spread this around, so that the entire country knows the truth,
so they can protect their families.
Frank Joseph MD
DFjosephMD@aol.com
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MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT HOMOSEXUALS DO
By Paul Cameron, Ph.D.
Dr. Cameron is Chariman of the Family Research Institute of Colorado
Springs, Colorado USA. You may contact him at: Family Research
Institute, PO Box 62640, Colorado Springs, CO 80962 USA. Phone
number: (303) 681-3113.
Throughout history, the major civilizations major religions condemned
homosexuality.1
Until 1961 homosexual acts were illegal throughout America.
Gays claim that the "prevailing attitude toward homosexuals in the U.S.
and many other countries is revulsion and hostility....for acts and desires
not harmful to anyone."3 The American Psychological Association and
the American Public Health Association assured the U.S. Supreme
Court in 1986 that "no significant data show that engaging in...oral and
anal sex, results in mental or physical dysfunction."4
What Homosexuals Do:
The major surveys on homosexual behavior are summarized below.
Two things stand out:
1) homosexuals behave similarly world-over, and 2) as Harvard Medical
Professor, Dr. William Haseltine,33 noted in 1993, the "changes in
sexual behavior that have been reported to have occurred in some groups
have proved, for the most part, to be transient.
For example, bath houses and sex clubs in many cities have either
reopened or were never closed."
ORAL SEX Homosexuals fellate almost all of their sexual contacts
(and ingest semen from about half of these). Semen contains many
of the germs carried in the blood.
Because of this, gays who practice oral sex verge on consuming raw
human blood, with all its medical risks. Since the penis often has tiny
lesions (and often will have been in unsanitary places such as a rectum),
individuals so involved may become infected with hepatitis A or
gonorrhea (and even HIV and hepatitis B). Since many contacts occur
between strangers (70% of gays estimated that they had had sex only
once with over half of their partners17,27), and gays average somewhere
between 106 and 1105 different partners/year, the potential for infection
is considerable.
RECTAL SEX Surveys indicate that about 90% of gays have engaged
in rectal intercourse, and about two-thirds do it regularly. In a 6-month
long study of daily sexual diaries,3 gays averaged 110 sex partners and
68 rectal encounters a year.
Rectal sex is dangerous. During rectal intercourse the rectum becomes
a mixing bowl for 1) saliva and its germs and/or an artificial lubricant, 2)
the recipient's own feces, 3) whatever germs, infections or substances
the penis has on it, and 4) the seminal fluid of the inserter.
Since sperm readily penetrate the rectal wall (which is only one cell thick)
causing immunologic damage, and tearing or bruising of the anal wall is
very common during anal/penile sex, these substances gain almost
direct access to the blood stream.
Unlike heterosexual intercourse (in which sperm cannot penetrate the
multilayered vagina and no feces are present),7 rectal intercourse is
probably the most sexually efficient way to spread hepatitis B, HIV
syphilis and a host of other blood-borne diseases.
Tearing or ripping of the anal wall is especially likely with
"fisting,"
where the hand and arm is inserted into the rectum. It is also common
when "toys" are employed (homosexual lingo for objects which are
inserted into the rectum--bottles, carrots, even gerbils8).
The risk of contamination and/or having to wear a colostomy bag
from such "sport" is very real. Fisting was apparently so rare in
Kinsey's
time that he didn't think to talk about it. By 1977, well over a third of
gays admitted to doing it. The rectum was not designed to accommodate
the fist, and those who do so can find themselves consigned to diapers
for life.
FECAL SEX About 80% of gays (see Table) admit to licking and/or
inserting their tongues into the anus of partners and thus ingesting
medically significant amounts of feces. Those who eat or wallow in it
are probably at even greater risk. In the diary study, 570% of the gays
had engaged in this activity--half regularly over 6 months. Result? --the
"annual incidence of hepatitis A in...homosexual men was 22 percent,
whereas no heterosexual men acquired hepatitis A." In 1992,26 it was
noted that the proportion of London gays engaging in oral/anal sex had
not declined since 1984.
While the body has defenses against fecal germs, exposure to the fecal
discharge of dozens of strangers each year is extremely unhealthy.
Ingestion of human waste is the major route of contracting hepatitis A
and the enteric parasites collectively known as the Gay Bowel Syndrome.
Consumption of feces has also been implicated in the transmission
of typhoid fever,9 herpes, and cancer.27 About 10% of gays have eaten
or played with [e.g., enemas, wallowing in feces]. The San Francisco
Department of Public Health saw 75,000 patients per year, of whom 70
to 80 per cent are homosexual men....An average of 10 per cent of all
patients and asymptomatic contacts reported...because of positive
fecal samples or cultures for amoeba, giardia, and shigella infections
were employed as food handlers in public establishments; almost 5
per cent of those with hepatitis A were similarly employed."10 In 1976,
a rare airborne scarlet fever broke out among gays and just missed
sweeping through San Francisco.10
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control
reported that 29% of the hepatitis A cases
in Denver, 66% in New York, 50% in San Francisco, 56% in Toronto,
42% in Montreal and 26% in Melbourne in the first six months of 1991
were among gays.11 A 1982 study "suggested that some transmission
from the homosexual group to the general population may have occurred."12
URINE SEX About 10% of Kinsey's gays reported having engaged in
"golden showers" [drinking or being splashed with urine]. In the
largest
survey of gays ever conducted,13 23% admitted to urine-sex. In the
largest random survey of gays,6 29% reported urine-sex. In a San
Francisco study of 655 gays,14 only 24% claimed to have been
monogamous in the past year. Of these monogamous gays, 5%
drank urine, 7% practiced "fisting," 33% ingested feces via anal/oral
contact, 53% swallowed semen, and 59% received semen in their
rectum during the previous month.
OTHER GAY SEX PRACTICES
SADOMASOCHISM as the Table indicates, a large minority of gays
engage in torture for sexual fun. Sex with minors 25% of white gays17
admitted to sex with boys 16 or younger as adults. In a 9-state study,
30 33% of the 181 male, and 22% of the 18 female teachers caught
molesting students did so homosexually (though less than 3% of men
and 2% of women engage in homosexuality31). Depending on the study,
the percent of gays reporting sex in public restrooms ranged from 14%
16 to 41%13 to 66%,6 9%16, 60%13 and 67%5 reported sex in gay
baths; 64%16 and 90%18 said that they used illegal drugs.
Fear of AIDS may have reduced the volume of gay sex partners, but
the numbers are prodigious by any standard. Morin15 reported that
824 gays had lowered their sex-rate from 70 different partners/yr. in
1982 to 50/yr. by 1984. McKusick14 reported declines from 76/yr.
to 47/yr. in 1985. In Spain32 the average was 42/yr. in 1989.
Medical Consequences of Homosexual Sex
Death and disease accompany promiscuous and unsanitary sexual
activity. 70%25 to 78%x,13 of gays reported having had a sexually
transmitted disease. The proportion with intestinal parasites (worms,
flukes, amoeba) ranged from 25%18 to 39%19 to 59%.20 As of
1992, 83% of U.S. AIDS in whites had occurred in gays.21 The Seattle
sexual diary study3? reported that gays had, on a yearly average:
1.. fellated 108 men and swallowed semen from 48;
2.. exchanged saliva with 96;
3.. experienced 68 penile penetrations of the anus; and
4.. ingested fecal material from 19.
No wonder 10% came down with hepatitis B and 7% contracted
hepatitis A during the 6-month study.
Effects on the Lifespan
Smokers and drug addicts don't live as long as non-smokers or non-
addicts, so we consider smoking and narcotics abuse harmful.
The typical life-span of homosexuals suggests that their activities are
more destructive than smoking nd as dangerous as drugs.
Obituaries numbering 6,516 from 16 U.S. homosexual journals over
the past 12 years were compared to a large sample of obituaries from
regular newspapers.23 The obituaries from the regular newspapers
were similar to U.S. averages for longevity; the medium age of death
of married men was 75, and 80% of them died old (age 65 or older).
For unmarried or divorced men the median age of death was 57, and
32% of them died old. Married women averaged age 79 at death; 85%
died old. Unmarried and divorced women averaged age 71, and 60% of
them died old.
The median age of death for homosexuals, however, was virtually the
same nationwide--and, overall, less than 2% survived to old age. If
AIDS was thecause ofdeath, the median age was 39. For the 829 gays
who died of something other than AIDS, the median age of death was
42, and 9% died old. The 163 lesbians had a median age of death of
44, and 20% died old.
Two and eight-tenths percent (2.8%) of gays died violently. They were
116 times more apt to be murdered; 24 times more apt to commit
suicide; and had a traffic-accident death-rate 18 times the rate of
comparably-aged white males. Heart attacks, cancer and liver failure
were exceptionally common. Twenty percent of lesbians died of murder,
suicide, or accident--a rate 487 times higher than that of white females
aged 25-44. The age distribution of samples of homosexuals in the<