Bloomberg to Fight HIV

[Gothampc]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 1:07pm

"Increase - by 17 percent - the proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) who report using a condom whenever they have anal sex."

Nanny will make gay men report when they use a condom. Everyone else can do whatever they feel like.

Link

Updated On: 9/15/09 at 01:07 PM

[blueroses]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 1:37pm

You're reading it incorrectly. It means they are looking to increase condom use among men who have anal sex with other men by 17%.

What, did you think there was a toll free number or something? Did you actually think that was what they meant?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 1:37pm

That's not what that means.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 1:46pm

Good lord.

But it's always a good time to remind everyone - gay AND straight - to use a frickin condom!

[madbrian]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 1:55pm

Fine, I'll say it:

Oh, for crap's sake.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 1:56pm

"Did you actually think that was what they meant?"

I don't put anything past Bloomberg. I can see him requiring men to call the 311 number. Remember this is the mayor that requires fast food restaurants to report the calorie content of their food.

I actually posted this to point out the frightening stupidity of the city health department. HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex, not just M/M but M/F as well.

[blueroses]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 2:11pm

Fine, Goth. Keep going bareback, then.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 2:24pm

Some millionaires must have contracted HIV, otherwise why would Bloomberg give a damn?

[bethnor]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 2:29pm

i don't live in NYC, but before one makes a fuss, one really aught read through all the links provided in that first article (will take a long time).

specifically, NYC is concerned that the number of new cases of HIV amongst men who have sex with men is on the rise in a certain age demographic. there's a lot of statistics involved, and i would analyze them before making snap judgments (why 17%? why not 18%? 11.573%? 1.21 gigawatt %?). if there was that same rise in women with HIV from male/female partners, you would likely see a similar "standard."

here, last page:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/dires/dires-2009-report-semi1.pdf

[Roscoe]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 2:35pm

So Bloomberg has been mayor for how long now, and he just now decides to take an interest in this issue? Or in any issue at all? This sudden bizarre pretense that he gives a sh*t is just not convincing at all.

[blueroses]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 2:45pm

I don't know, Roscoe. Hasn't Bloomberg always been pretty liberal on social issues?

[Roscoe]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 3:17pm

He may say he's liberal on social issues, but has he actually done anything about these social issues? Has he actually had anything to say about HIV transmission rates since becoming mayor? Not that I'm expecting any fierce advocacy here.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 4:25pm

Wait! This thread is not about Bloomberg's social agenda. It's about Goth's reading-comprehension skills.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 4:34pm

As always, PalJoey sets us right.

Updated On: 9/15/09 at 04:34 PM

[NYadgal]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 4:42pm

I would hardly say that Bloomberg has never taken an interest in an issue.

ETA: Agree with PalJoey!

Updated On: 9/15/09 at 04:42 PM