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Hi, this is james cotromanes from wheaton,IL. I wrote a letter to poz magazine for the readers forum about how wonderful poz focus has been for me as far as coming to a point of accepting and living with my HIV diagnosis. Your personal storyline along with the information was great and am forever grateful. Just wanted to know if you did receive it and if it will be posted in the next issue. Thanks again, james Cotromanes
All I can possibly say is AMEN! As usual, the Republicans, who seem to be particularly good at saying "Do as we tell you...not as WE do". Don't get me wrong...I think Obama is just as bad...but the Republicans DO seem to have an edge...after all..they are the ones setting themselves up as the Social Arbiters of the country's morals.
I am cynical about the effectiveness of Sex educaton since denial and indifference toward ones mortaltiy, and pregnancy occur after the fact, ie. being infected. I just await, if the republicans win, the hypocrisy when the gay marriage debates begin, and Ms. Palin talks about how we need to protect the sanctitiy of marriage, while her own daughter mocks marriage and God by her "sinful" behavior. I also believe that her daughter knows that fertilization of her eggs can occur when her boyfriends sperm swims towards it target. I am sure she realizes that her religion finds that conceiving a baby out of wedlock is more sinful than practicing birth control, and that Juneau Alaska sells condoms at the nearest 7-11. Like the caribou around her, she was just caught up in the heat of the moment
I'll never cease to wonder how a society that believes in showing death and injury onscreen in movies can be so back-assward about sex education. This very reason is why so many people living outside the US have a hard time taking American policy makers seriously - there is just so much that is illogical that we end up just giving our heads a shake and being quietly glad we were born elsewhere. The ban on HIV visitors, the blanket bans on gay marriage, the rampant Evangelical movement whose leaders end up in the tabloids, the combination of church and state in the nation that rebelled against the British Empire for that very reason, the rabid desire for handguns, the obscene amout of resources spent on the industrial military complex, the notion that America shall lead the world... It all lumps together into a perplexing paradox! No wonder the teenagers are having babies - it's one thing "real and meaningful" they can hang an identity on! Like Kathy Bates' character Margene in the movie "Bonneville" says: "The kids already know how to make babies! It's how NOT to make 'em that they need help with!"
I noticed your links to this article are all anti-republican and very pro BLACK. Get off your high horse and stop your ignorance, you probably don't even have kids,if this is the only thing negative you can say about this woman are stories and roumors about her children, than I think because of people like you, the republicans will actually end up winning this election.
You hit the nail right on the head. I support the pro-life idea but I also do believe that sex education is paramount to maintaining the pro-life stance by providing information to the sexually active "children" to avoid getting into a situation of having to decide to raise a 'child-of-a-child'. Palin is proud to use her daughter as a poster girl for pro-life, the fact is she can afford it. How many young girls have no such privilege to provide for their children who were conceived by a child 'prematurely' due to lack of sex-ed? If this is not one of the implications of political issues we should be discussing I don't know what else is there to discuss.
My dear Regan, not only is it OK to talk about the Palin family, it is incumbent upon us to do so! The so-called 'Party' of 'family values' is so blatantly hypocritical, mean-spirited, and downright full of sh** - that to not respond to their brand of 'evil' would be wrong. The news just keeps getting better, Regan: I am still trying to 'wrap-my-head-around' the news that Gov. Palin CUT the AK State budget to provide assistance to - 1: unwed pregnant mothers; 2: assistance to families with special needs children. YES - every woman in America can surely identify with this mad woman from Alaska. Sarah Barracuda is NO role model for women or men. Does anyone really care that she is the only candidate running for President who can 'field dress a moose'? I am afraid that she is even more crazy than the cooky McCain who antagonizes people for fun, then gets mad when you bring up the 'Keating 5' bank scandal! Good Luck Poz America, I fear for us all. Greg
James Cotromanes
Great news. This is james cotromanes from wheaton, IL and I am NOT HIV positive! I tested falase positive. Thank you all for your support!
October 13, 2011