Posts Tagged ‘AIDS’

More on MRSA and gay men

January 28, 2008

Here’s a nice little follow up to an item I posted earlier. Makes a good point about how things get framed/reported.

Many different items

January 22, 2008

There is tons to post today.
In Europe, a major decision about lesbian/gay adoption rights.
Coverage many places, including here, about the way the media handled a new study on the incidence of MRSA in gay men.
Washington will be considering expansion of rights granted to domestic partners. At the same time, Time Magazine has [...]

Assorted items–AIDS and teen pregnancy

January 14, 2008

A couple of quick links.  Here’s a NYT editorial on rising AIDS rates among younger gay men.  And here is a recent op-ed about teen pregnancy.
The latter essay opens a whole complicated area we might consider in class.   Surely for each of us there are some legitimate concerns about adolescent sexual practices as well [...]

Ban on gay organ donors in Canada

January 11, 2008

Here is a story about a Canadian ban on gay organ donors.