fetrow@entropy.UUCP (David Fetrow) (01/22/85)
[[]] This may be premature and/or stupid but: Is anybody else wondering what's going to happen if (when?) AIDS starts to hit the straight population? I suspect bisexuals may become an extremely unpopular group. "...Paranoid? I proved there was a key..they're all against me.." -df {microsoft, ihnp4, tektronix, fluke}!uw-beaver!entropy!fetrow
rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo) (01/24/85)
Of the known transmission routes for heterosexual victims, hypodermics used in common by intravenous drug users and hetero prostitutes whose boyfriends are IV drug users or Haitians seem to be the major routes. There seems to be quite a few AIDS and ARC (AIDS Related Complex) cases among Haitians, despite the absurd political move of removing Haitians from the list of risk groups. Heterosexual cases may now constitute the majority of AIDS victims in France. African cases are nearly all heterosexual. AIDS isn't a disease originating among, or primarily spread by, gay men. There have been bi- sexual cases of AIDS for years now, but they lack the "missing link" significance you imply.
peterson@vaxwrk.DEC (Bob Peterson) (01/28/85)
> This may be premature and/or stupid but: > Is anybody else wondering what's going to happen if (when?) AIDS starts to > hit the straight population? I suspect bisexuals may become an extremely > unpopular group. No it isn't premature or stupid, df. From METROLINE, a hartford conn paper, Dec 28, 1984: (Quoted w/o permission) TWO MORE HETEROSEXUAL *AIDS* CASES REPORTED SAN FRANCISCO -- Researchers reported two new heterosexual cases of Aquired [sic] Immune Deficiency Syndrome, and warned the mysterious and often fatal disease could become an endemic to people of all sexual persuasions [sic, I say ``orientations'']. Drs. Paul Volberding and Constance Wofsy called a press conference to report their findings and to urge "safe sex" practices for all San Francisco Bay area residents. Volberding recommended that hetersexuals confine sexual activity to one partner, avoid promiscuity and use condoms consistently and carefully with new partners. "It would be irresponsible not to give early notice to the heterosexual community that sexual contact with persons carrying the AIDS virus appears to put them at a risk for contracting the disease," Volberding said. The two latest heterosexual AIDS victims [sic, never say ``victim'' to one who has AIDS] brings the total to four of cases outside the so-called high risk category of homosexual men in San Francisco in less than one month. One case involved a woman who apparently contracted the disease three and half years ago after an affair with a bisexual man. Three heterosexual men with AIDS have a history of sexual contacts with prostitutes, Volberding said. Volberding, director of San Francisco General Hospital's AIDS Clinic, said the new cases "further confirm our concern that AIDS is a disease that hetersexuals can develop. The major factor appears to be direct sexual contact with persons who have the AIDS virus. I offer this article only as a note. The article isn't the best on the block, but it _was_ targeted for the motss-lovin' audience who are presumed to know something about the AIDS situation. Those who appreciate both genders are not always popular, and unfortunately this will not help. No comment on the prostitutes of the article. -bob