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POPSOn Promiscuity, Shame, Stigma, and STDS
"Oh wait, yes I have, I have heard it applied to gay men and that is why they were visited by the “gay plague” which they deserved because all gay men fuck each other randomly as often as they can without protection. Because gay men are sexual deviants, right? Now, on the one hand, we have this heterosexual culture that is telling women to lighten up about sex. That we shouldn’t ask that our partners remain faithful, that we should be fine with them having multiple lovers. (How many arguments have I had over that one?) That real women are empowered by their sexuality, that we can fuck as good and as hard as the boys. That we can express ourselves through our sexuality. That we can define ourselves through our sexuality. This is what it means now to be a real, modern, heterosexual or bi-curious for the boys woman. So why is having an STD / STI such a big deal? Why does the topic make people so uncomfortable? Why is it that I could tell someone I have viral meningitis" (cont)
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POPSDecember 1st: World AIDS Day Each year in the United States, about 20,000 young people are newly infected with HIV. Teens are at high risk for infection with HIV, even though they account for only a small percentage of reported AIDS cases. Over the last few years the annual number of new HIV infections has risen among youth. Furthermore, because of HIV's long incubation period, most people who have been diagnosed with AIDS while in their twenties may have been infected with HIV when they were teenagers. Adolescents experience nearly four million of the 15 million cases of sexually transmitted infection (STI) estimated to occur annually in the United States. The stigma associated with STI often prevents people from discussing STI and from getting treatment when they are infected. Teens have high rates of STI. In fact among American females, teens normally have the highest incidence of reported STI. Among males, teens have STI rates second only to males ages 20 to 24.
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POPSSome cancers spur divorce risk: study The cervical cancer finding makes some sense, because it's primarily caused by an STI. Dealing with cancer is definitely an emotional and physical struggle. No wonder marriages crumble.
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