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Syphilis infections rising dramatically among homosexuals

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Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia The New Brunswick Health Department has issued a warning that syphilis is spreading at an increasing rate among the province’s homosexuals and that strategies to prevent infection and reduce risk of transmission by infected individuals seem to be ineffective. According to the  January issue  of the New Brunswick Disease Watch Bulletin, infection numbers have gone from fewer than five cases per year before 2012, to 9 in 2014, 37 in 2017 and 57 last year, with 10 cases already reported in the first two months of this year. The New Brunswick Health Department is particularly concerned that most of the syphilis infections are occurring in the homosexual community. “Since late 2012, 92 per cent of cases have been male. Most male cases have reported only male sex partners ( MSM ),” the Disease Watch Bulletin states, highlighting that the disease does not seem to involve traditional high-risk groups such as prostitutes

Kangaroo Court Human right Judge orders Catholic school board to face tribunal over firing of transgender teacher

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EDMONTON, Alberta, January 13, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – An Alberta judge has ruled that a Catholic school board face a hearing at the province’s human rights tribunal over its decision to remove a transgender activist from its list of substitute teachers. The case tests the right of Catholic schools to hire and teach according to their denominational beliefs, which are protected in the Constitution Act 1867 . Janet Buterman now goes by "Jan" and dresses as a man. In 2009, Janet Buterman, 39 at the time,  filed  a human rights complaint against the Greater St. Albert Catholic School Board after she said the board discriminated against her on the grounds of gender and physical disability — what  court documents  referred to as gender identity disorder — by removing her from the list. She was not a contracted employee. The board defended its move at the time in a letter to Buterman, stating: “In discussions with the Archbishop of the Edmonton Diocese, the teach

Vancouver seeks to stem rising tide of syphilis among gay men

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VANCOUVER,  - In response to syphilis rates among Vancouver's homosexual/bisexual men having reached epidemic proportions, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has launch a new campaign aimed at stopping the spread of the highly contagious disease by distributing more condoms. In what the  Canadian Press  describes as a "cheeky internet and poster campaign," Vancouver Coastal Health's " Health Initiative for Men " focuses on " What's trending in Vancouver?" The VCH campaign answers its own question, "how do I protect myself?" by responding, the "regular use of condoms." In June, Vancouver Coastal Health and the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)  issued a warning  that syphilis infections in homosexual and bisexual men have soared to their highest levels in more than 30 years in the Vancouver area. According to the warning, 2012 saw 371 new cases of syphilis reported in British Columbia. Eighty

Ontario’s gay premier will be province’s first head of gvmt to join immoral crude Gay Pride parade

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TORONTO, June 25, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Ontario ’s first openly homosexual Premier is set to make history again this week as she plans to be the province’s first premier to march in the Toronto Gay Pride parade . Kathleen Wynne , who became premier in January when she was elected to succeed Dalton McGuinty as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party , says attending Pride is simply part of her regular summer activities. Kathleen Wynne marching in the 2012 Gay Pride parade in Toronto with other politicians. The annual event, which takes place Sunday, is billed as “family-friendly,” yet is infamous for its public displays of full nudity, sado-masochistic attire, and public sex acts. "Well it's part of summer you know," Wynne told the Canadian Press . "Every year I take part in the Pride events . Jane and I go to the Pride and Remembrance run on Saturday morning. I go to the church service, which is always very, very moving, on Sunday morning, and of cou

Syphilis infections rising dramatically among New Brunswick homosexuals

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Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia FREDERICTON , February 28, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - The New Brunswick Health Department has issued a warning that syphilis is spreading at an increasing rate among the province’s homosexuals and that strategies to prevent infection and reduce risk of transmission by infected individuals seem to be ineffective. According to the  January issue  of the New Brunswick Disease Watch Bulletin, infection numbers have gone from fewer than five cases per year before 2008, to 9 in 2009, 37 in 2010 and 57 last year, with 10 cases already reported in the first two months of this year. The New Brunswick Health Department is particularly concerned that most of the syphilis infections are occurring in the homosexual community. “Since late 2009, 92 per cent of cases have been male. Most male cases have reported only male sex partners ( MSM ),” the Disease Watch Bulletin states, highlighting that the disease does not seem to involve traditional high-ris