Silence is the voice of complicity
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The Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (FLAG) is an organization which aims to support people who need to deal with the AIDS disease. In this group, AIDS patients, their family, friends and caretakers share their experiences with one another in order to cope with the realities of the disease. Acceptance entails coming to terms with the idea of death, sexuality and AIDS. In voicing out their grief and difficulties, the members of FLAG hope to eradicate the stigma attached to this disease.
Publication Name: SIECUS Report
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0091-3995
Year: 1991
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Many voices, one world
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The growth of HIV/AIDS, aside from being a medical problem, is also rooted in existing sociopolitical issues. Social discrimination, in the form of racism, injustice, poverty and oppression, contributes greatly to this epidemic. Education on AIDS must be geared in addressing the problem as a whole rather than as separate and distinct entities. HIV/AIDS epidemic transcends social boundaries and no one is spared from its threat. Thus, eradication of this problem can only be achieved by collective effort.
Publication Name: SIECUS Report
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0091-3995
Year: 1992
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The invisible bridge: child sexual abuse and the risk of HIV infection in adulthood
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Client counselor exploration of the relation of childhood sexual abuse and HIV contraction propensity will lead to better sexual health. A study showed 65% of a group of HIV patients to be abuse victims. There were 75% child-abuse victims in a group of prostitutes interviewed. By creating abuse symptom awareness and understanding in the victim, the counselor can help propagate increased control over HIV-prone sexual practices and behavior.
Publication Name: SIECUS Report
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0091-3995
Year: 1993
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