World AIDS day

[JulieL]

It's World AIDS day today.........as usual not much in the press or on television - and this could result in people thinking it isn't a problem anymore.

Perhaps we should have more campaigns like we did in the 80's. Does anyone remember the campaigns from the mid 80's - the iceberg and the leaflet through the doors?

Any thoughts?

 

[Freddie]

Yes i do julie and as Billy Connerly said---no matter what you say you wont stop people shagging each other-- and he was right so perhaps thats why we still have aids.

But i have heard that if i get hiv i can cure myself with clean thoughts and vitamin tablets, sadly no chance on the clean thoughts

 

[Freddie]

i got another through shagging shagging shagging shagging shagging

Have you had to tell anyone they have hiv julie?

 

[JulieL]

Have you had to tell anyone they have hiv julie?

Yes - many, many people over the years Freddie - last time was Tuesday

 

[Freddie]

How do most people get it nowadays then --sex--gay sex--drugs and also can or have lesbians got hiv?

 

[JulieL]

How do most people get it nowadays then --sex--gay sex--drugs and also can or have lesbians got hiv?

You can read from the articles on here re HIV transmission etc

http://www.google.com/u/hpa?q=hiv+figures&sa.x=6&sa.y=8

Lesbians can get HIV, although they are considered to be at lower risk of STI/HIV - but it can depend on other factors though ie sharing needles, whether they're having sex with men etc, etc

 

[pickles]

The iceberg advert was rubbish, i couldn't make sense of it a bit of plain speaking in schools would help before kids get started

 

[Freddie]

So most people dont know they are carrying the virus and find out when being checked for other things---spooky Gone are the days when you woke up with a runny nose or an itch.

 

[pickles]

what sexual diseases give you a runny nose

 

[JulieL]

The iceberg advert was rubbish, i couldn't make sense of it a bit of plain speaking in schools would help before kids get started

Many people have said that but you can't get away from the fact that STI/HIV rates during the time of those particular campaigns were dramatically reduced.

Re the school input - I totally agree and it should be part of the curriculum as it is in some other Countries - but many teachers are ill equipped to deliver sex and relationship education

 

[Freddie]

what sexual diseases give you a runny nose

Julie

 

[pickles]

Julie

very droll, I hope Julies got a good sense of humour

 

[Freddie]

A runny willie you dickhead--gonnorea !!!!!

JESUS we certainly found one here

 

[oilman]

Julie

very droll, I hope Julies got a good sense of humour

That's ok, Freddie has a way with women.................

 

[pickles]

Julie

very droll, I hope Julies got a good sense of humour

That's ok, Freddie has a way with women.................

I can see that he is all charm