(Jan 23, 2017 03:41 AM)Magical Realist Wrote: I was trying to figure out what motivates AIDS denialism. Then it hit me: obviously if AIDS isn't caused by a virus, then it must connected somehow to the gay lifestyle right? I mean the vociferous homophobic right has argued for decades that gay people are inherently threats to our society. What better way to prove this than to link the disease to the decadence and sinfulness of homosexuality itself. This also feeds into the massive conspiracy theory that science and Hollywood and the media are all in on this liberal deception that being gay is ok and quite normal. Lo and behold I find Brian Fischer, head hauncho of the homophobic hategroup the American Family Association, arguing precisely this point:

"So what is the cause of what we know as AIDS? What is the cause of this condition that is killing people? Duesberg's answer can be found in one word: drugs.

And specifically, drug use connected with the kind of sex that is far too common in the homosexual community. While the average heterosexual has somewhere between seven to 14 sexual partners in a lifetime, it is not uncommon for homosexuals to have hundreds, even thousands, of sexual partners.

Anonymous sex in public places like bathhouses, public parks and public restrooms is an all-too frequent occurrence in the gay community, and homosexuals will frequently attempt to have multiple sexual encounters in a single night, often with total strangers. The only way this is possible is through taking stimulants that heighten sexual pleasure and make multiple sexual experiences possible.

Duesberg points out that 96% of male homosexuals have used nitrite inhalants (amyl nitrites, called "poppers"), 70% have used amphetamines and up to 60% have used cocaine or LSD.

Duesberg is the first to admit that his drug hypothesis — particularly the possible connection between amyl nitrites and the breakdown of the human immune system — requires more research. But he can't get any funding to do that research. In fact, he has been blacklisted, and the only way he has kept his position at UC Berkeley is that he is tenured.

Why can't he get funding for such research? Easy. If AIDS is behaviorally induced, then the solution is simple: stop the behavior. If using amyl nitrites is the cause, then stop using amyl nitrites. If men having sex with men is the cause, as CDC records indicate, then tell men to stop having sex with other men. If shooting up with needles is the cause, then stop shooting up."---http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/120106

You got that? It's all those drugs and sex that gay people engage in! That's how they catch AIDS.