SHAMELESS: "Ex-gay" is "stunned" and bemoans prospect of an HIV vaccine [View All]

To add to the hit parade of so many other conservative Christian pet projects such as opposing the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV), now comes this lunatic to add his pathetic voice. "VIRGINITY OR DEATH!!!!!!" isthe battlecry of the rightwing Christian Republicans. Shame on him, shame on all of them.

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To: National Desk

Contact: Irene Bennett, host, Straight Talk Radio, 203-926-6960; For the Media: www.StraightTalkRadio.org/stephen.html

HUNTINGTON, Conn., March 28 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Stephen Bennett, conservative and opinionated national talk show host of Straight Talk Radio, is stunned by the latest headlines regarding a potential HIV "prevention pill" for high-risk men and women.

"As a heterosexual man who once engaged in homosexual behavior for 11 years, I've lost numerous dear friends to AIDS. While recent news in the search for a cure for AIDS is promising, I believe this possible HIV prevention pill is only going to push a culture down an already dangerous and risky path. This pill is the equivalent to a drug rehab assisting heroine addicts in their addiction by giving them needles. What is wrong with this picture? Why can't these intelligent scientists and doctors understand we need to educate people on abandoning their risky, unsafe sexual practices and behavior--not give them a pill to enable and encourage them?" said Bennett.

Stephen Bennett, now married for 13 years to his wife Irene and father of the couple's two children, is a national speaker on the issue of HIV/AIDS and other dangerous sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among gay men.

Bennett says the numerous other STDs that the pill does not prevent should be an adequate deterrent for gay men even thinking about engaging in high risk sexual behavior.

"Listen, as a former gay man, the news of a possible 'prevention pill' is one of the most dangerous signals you can send to individuals bent on engaging in unsafe sex and potentially deadly behavior. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over 53% of all HIV/AIDS cases in America to date are due to men having sex with men (MSM). This twisted ideology only gives the appearance of a green light for gay men to engage 'safer' in unsafe, dangerous sexual behavior. This message is tragic and irresponsible at best," said Bennett.

Stephen ended, "The medical community wants a 'prevention pill?' It's already available - it's called abstinence."

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