A change of heart: My two years in Reparative therapy

සමලිංගිකත්වයෙන් මිදුණු පුද්ගලයන් දහසක් අතර එක් කතාවක් .

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“ As we prepared to part ways, one time David had me lie down on the couch as he played soft music. Sitting behind me, he cradled my head and shoulders in his hands. "You ARE a man," I heard his strong, deep voice affirming. "You are strong. You are powerful. You have broken the power that once tied you to your mother's identity. You have proven yourself as a man among men. Men admire you and affirm you. You are one of them. You are a good and loving husband and father. You are whole. Not perfect, but you're okay not being perfect. You are whole."

Tears rolled down my face. I believed him! It was true, and I finally knew it. I was whole! I no longer desired men sexually. I was one of them, not their opposite. I didn't need a man to complete me. Yet the irony is, I felt more bonded and connected to men and manhood than I had all of my life. THIS is what I had been seeking all those years from all those men. THIS is what I had really wanted all along -- this REAL connection, not the fantasy one. Connection to God. Connection to men. Connection to my own manhood. Wholeness within myself. I felt my heart almost burst out of my chest with joy.”

HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka on the rise

Extracted from DailyMirror – on World HIV prevention day.

Someone reading above stats might come in to conclude that heterosexual relationships are the root cause of the epidemic. But it is worth a while to bare in mind the hetero:homo ratio of population before jumping in to decisions.  Distribution of condom to prevent AIDS should be appreciated. But it has its limitations. There are some sexual acts (which can spread the epidemic) where contraception cannot be used and useless. So the issues like promiscuity and the importance of sticking to a one partner should be prioritized.

Gay activists complain that the stigma attached to homosexuality is the barrier in preventing AIDS among homosexual populations but the things are not different in Netherland which is said to be the haven of the gays. Homosexual community remains the most affected/high risk group prone to the epidemic. Same is true for USA where only 2% of the population identifies themselves as gay but accounts for 62% (Centre for Disease Control: USA) of the new HIV infections.

Source : http://www.thebody.com/content/art60339.html

ඒඩ්ස් සහ සමලිංගිකත්වය

Worldwide statistics confirms the strong relationship between homosexuality and AIDS.

On June 5, 1981, the first five cases of what came to be known as AIDS were reported in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Five gay men in Los Angeles, each diagnosed with a rare form of pneumonia, heralded an epidemic that was, in fact, already under way in major cities across the United States and around the world.

MSM – (Men who have sex with Men) මිනිසුන් සමග ලිංගිකව හැසිරෙන මිනිසුන්

1981 ජුනි 5 වැනි දින ලොව ප්‍රථම ඒඩ්ස් රෝගීන් පස් දෙනා ඇමෙරිකානු රෝග මර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානයට වාර්තා විය. ඔවුන් පස් දෙනාම ලොස් ඇන්ජලිස් නගරයෙහි ජිවත් වූ සමලිංගික පුද්ගලයින් වීම විශේෂත්වයකි.

CDC estimates that MSM account for just 2% of the US population, but accounted for 61% of all new HIV infections in 2009.

අමෙරිකානු රෝග මර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානයට අනුව මිනිසුන් සමග ලිංගිකව හැසිරෙන මිනිසුන් සිටිනුයේ එක්සත් ජනපද ජනගහනයෙන් 2% වැනි ඉතා සුළු ප්‍රතිශතයක් පමණක් වුවත් HIV අසාදිතයන්ගෙන් 61% කට ඔවුන් වග කියයි.

In the 30 years since those first reports, 25 million people have succumbed to AIDS-related illnesses. Today, more than 33 million people are living with HIV/AIDS.

How can I prevent HIV?

Be smart about HIV. Here's what you can do:

Get the facts—Arm yourself with basic information: How is HIV spread? How can you protect yourself? How can you protect your partners?

ඒඩ්ස් රෝගය පැතිරෙන විධි, ආරක්ෂාවීම පිළිඹඳ තොරතුරු වලින් සන්නද්ධ වන්න

Take control—You have the facts; now protect yourself and your loved ones. There are three essential ways to reduce your risk:

1. Don't have sex (i.e., anal, vaginal, or oral).

ලිංගිකව හැසිරීම නතර කරන්න. (comment : ලිංගිකව හැසිරීම මිනිස් ජිවිතයක එක් ක්‍රියාවක් පමණි)

1. Only have sex (i.e., anal, vaginal, or oral) if you're in a mutually monogamous relationship with a partner you know has the same HIV status as you.

ලිංගික හැසිරීම එක් විශ්වාසවන්ත පුද්ගලයෙකු හට පමණක් සිමා කරන්න.

1. Use a condom every time you have anal, vaginal, or oral sex. Correct and consistent use of the male latex condom is highly effective in reducing HIV transmission.

If you are HIV-positive, let potential sex partners know your status before you have sex.

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Sources

http://www.cdc.gov/msmhealth/HIV.htm

http://www.amfar.org