A student from my high school(which a few years ago came out as a homosexual)actually came out on a Facebook post that he was HIV positive and out of curiosity I looked up some statistics on homosexual and HIV/aids and was astounded at the amount of HIV in the homosexual community I had no idea there were so many! It makes sense in light of "Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet." I actually messaged him and was polite and told him I would pray for him and even told him a little about Christ and how he has changed my life and washed me of sin. He responded pretty well actually I hope God draws him to the Son!
It is not politically correct to point out that still the majority of HIV carriers are gay men in the USA. Without needing to describe the act, we all get that it is an unnatural act that lends itself to more risk for spreading disease.
As far as needle exchanges go, I support them because even if you think they are an endorsement of that life style (which I would argue it is only an acknowledgement that it exists) it keeps healthcare costs down. Sticking a dirty needle in your arm in not only a good way to get HIV or Hepatitis (both diseases that we as tax payers largely foot the bill for), it is a great way to get nasty infections bacterial infections that we again pay for. Needle exchanges are a cheap way to try and control the costs of IV drug abuse and the pestilence that comes with it. If we really want to try and deal with IV drug use you need to start with trying to reel in the over prescription of oral narcotics and work your way forward from there. But I am
