World AIDS Day!

[october]

Todays the 1st of December, World AIDS day!

Anyone done anything to raise money, I have a red ribbon thing to show Ive donated.

[Twazzle]

Ive had tesco people stop me with buckets so I emptied my wallet ;> Im a good boy like that :D

[Wilem]

Ohhhh

I didn't know it was AIDS day. Wudda done something.

Yet again I have only learned how important the day is according to Google's homepage.

#hangs head in shame#

[Twazzle]

Shameful. Isnt that well advertised tbh.

[Wilem]

Nooo. :(
The first time I'd even heard of AIDS day was that little red ribbon underneath the search box...

[Twazzle]

Aww. Now you know! -Hugs

[Wilem]

Damn right I do.

Feel I should spread awareness now though.
But the only way I can think to that I have the power to is to post a myspace bulletin.

That'll do. #myspaces#

[GayComputerDude]

Originally Posted by Wilem

Nooo. :(
The first time I'd even heard of AIDS day was that little red ribbon underneath the search box...

People don't want to talk about it!

Here's an article from today

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[Twazzle]

Hmm it should be more known as it is pretty important.

[Wilem]

You'd think AWFUL HIGHLY INFECTIOUS AND DESTRUCTIVE DISEASE would be more widely feared, but I suppose association with us lot has sorta made it easier to ignore.

Growl.

[Twazzle]

Its one of those "OMG WE CANT MENTION" subjects. Like if someone has aids the instant reply is "OMG thats so bad" -Walks off.

"Cant believe they didnt tell me we shared this blah blah"

It is bad but its been shown as the evil and a subject which shouldnt be discussed..

[GayComputerDude]

I don't think it is just AIDS ... people don't like to talk about things they are scared of

just like CANCER

people tend to whisper it

naturally AIDS is even worse because they associate deviant behavoir with it .. even though .. and I don't have facts to support it .. but I would guess that at this point the majority of people with AIDS are not gay nor even have anything to do with gays

[Twazzle]

Its one of those things though, its been associated for years with gays, so why will people just change?

[Wilem]

Talking about AIDS mind...

Can't say I've much direct experience of it.

ALTHOUGH me mam's cousin's son (i think) was gay, and he dissappeared from his little canadian town for a few years and came back with AIDS. :(
The mam was a nurse, so she nursed him till his death a month or two later. By about halfway through the first month, all their friends stopped talking to the parents, and avoided the family.

So in the end they lost their son and had to move town.

I don't know how long ago that was, but still. Minging.

(Just thought I'd add that to the thread.)

[Twazzle]

See that sucks. Parents lose a child, and in a way the town looks down on them. Its rather sick.

[Wilem]

Sick.

But that's how people work, apparently.

Growl.

[GayComputerDude]

it is sick!

knew a few people that died from AIDS

and yes they were gay

and once in a while someone will say (and I'm talking about straights)
.. remember him? ...

and we'll talk about what kind of person they were

but the mentality in remembering is .. well .. they were gay

it's not right

[Twazzle]

But then people define guys by being gay.

[GayComputerDude]

but it's changing - just remember that

[Twazzle]

Im not so sure. Now people can be defined as "camp" like straight guys have a "camp" style.. So I still think people do catagorize guys as gays quite a bit, and if someone said "oh do you remember so and so", "OH YES THE GAY ONE" Its still there!