Comments on: Reconvene the D.C. summit on HIV/AIDS http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/04/08/reconvene-the-d-c-summit-on-hivaids/ the gay community's news source Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Halbeisen http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/04/08/reconvene-the-d-c-summit-on-hivaids/#comment-1182 David Halbeisen Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:26:45 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=5550#comment-1182 The Study was yet another reminder that the public’s perception is that HIV/AIDS is a gay disease. As a volunteer with a local public health clinic, my experience with HIV testing is that the disease does not discriminate. My work with Ryan White compliance also assisted me in putting a face on HIV. The disease knows no bounds.

Rosenstein is correct; education is paramount. Education means talking to your kids about HIV and other STD’s. Education is looking around the room, the office meeting, the bar, or your church with the knowledge that a percentage are HIV+. Ownership of a public health concern is everyone’s responsibility, not just the government, a summit, or the clinic. It’s yours and mine.

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