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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

What happens to the kids of homosexuals?

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Sex-related outcomes have more consistently revealed distinctions, although the tone of concern about them has diminished over time. For example, while the daughters of lesbian mothers are now widely understood to be more apt to explore same-sex sexual identity and behavior, concern about this finding has faded as scholars and the general public have become more accepting of GLB identities ( Goldberg, 2010 ).  Tasker and Golombok (1997)  noted that girls raised by lesbian mothers reported a higher number of sexual partners in young adulthood than daughters of heterosexual mothers. Boys with lesbian mothers, on the other hand, appear to display the opposite trend—fewer partners than the sons of heterosexual mothers. Therefore it is a lie to say there is no effect. But the LGBT community will continue to ignore and debate any such findings regardless of how legitimate.  Related articles Why it's never too late to be a lesbian (guardian.co.uk) My Bisexual Guilt (pers

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