Politician exposes the harms of homosexuality in letter; newspaper won’t publish
SIOUX FALLS, SD , May 2, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A South Dakota politician is receiving national criticism after posting an op-ed on his Facebook page denouncing same-sex relations and the way society has handled suicide rates among transgender youth. Among many other outlets, TheWire.com , Jezebel , and Slate.com all published criticisms of the op-ed published by State Representative Steve Hickey. Among the attacks is Slate.com's Mark Joseph Stern assertion that "there’s nothing inherently unhealthy about anal sex." However, much of Hickey's op-ed is in line with well-established realities surrounding the topic. For example, Hickey states that "gay sex is not good for the body or mind." This statement is in line with reports from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) showing that while men having sex with men (MSM) are approximately four percent of the population, they make up 52 percent of the U.S. HIV/AIDS population, and acc