Approximately one in five (19%) men who have sex with men (MSM) in a study of 21 major U.S. cities is infected with HIV, and nearly half (44%) of those men are unaware of their infection, according to a 2010 analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the study, young MSM and MSM of color were least likely to know their HIV status. Yet, where has the massive gay political lobby been pouring all their considerable resources and clout? Into the dream-land of gay marriage. According to HRC (Human Rights Campaign,) the largest LGBT equality-rights advocacy group and political lobbying organization in the United States, gay marriage advocates are out-spend opponents by more than a 5-to-1 margin. According to campaign finance reports in four states (Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington,) pro-LGBT advocates spent (2012) about $27.53 million, compared to $5.16 million for those opposing gay marriage rights. Just imagine, how many lives could have been saved: if that money had gone to education and mental health services for gay men? But for many, they are simply the casualties of war; martyrs for the cause; and the expendable. Sadly, the gay community is still tapping their collective heals together: hoping that the Good Fairy will send them home – to a place of love, security, and acceptance. To a home they never had. So, now, they want the government to forcefully create one – whether anyone likes it or not; and no matter who had to die.
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