Homosexual Disease

The Health Hazards of Homosexuality answers the question: "Why should we be concerned about homosexuality?" The mainstreaming and normalization of homosexuality has created a public health crisis affecting us all.

AIDS stands for "acquired immune deficiency syndrome." A "syndrome" is a group of clinical symptoms that make up a disease or an abnormal condition. ("Clinical" means seen in the doctor's office, not discovered by laboratory tests.) In a syndrome, not all symptoms have to appear in anyone patient. Syndromes may be caused by many different things, but in AIDS the syndrome is caused by a deficiency (defect) in the body's immune system. The immune system defends the body against disease.

Few Canadians know of "Mr. L," an auto worker in Ontario who gave "the gift of life" in 1984 as part of a company blood donor drive. Many more will remember Kenneth Pittman, a 53-year-old heart patient, who died after being infected with AIDS — from Mr. L's blood. They will also remember Mr. Pittman's wife, Rochelle, who contracted the virus from her husband because his doctor decided not to inform them of Mr. Pittman's fatal disease.