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It's My Opinion Editorial (April 22,1990) Recently, while reading the Concerned Charlotteans Update (March 1990), I ran across a small article that I would like to share with you and comment on: South Carolina Rest Stops May Be Dangerous To Your Health The following statement as re ported in a recent news release is scary. ‘1,000 homosexual aas a month occur at two rest areas off 1-26 near Ladson close to the Charleston County line’ {Charlotte Observer). The man who did the research, George Exoo, suggested that condoms should be made available to telp stop the sjKead of AIDS. Since condoms, even if they are used, have a 10% chance of fail ure in heterosexual acts and at least 30% chance of failure in the violent homosexual act, and most homosexu als have 10 to 20 partners per day when partners are available, that re duces their chance of getting AIDS to 3-6 times per day. Of course, this report and article said nothing about yom tax dollars supporting a homosexual brothel disguised as a Rest Area or the danger for you and your children should you happen to unwittingly stop at that location. The germ from the body fluids would imquestionably get on the floor and fixtures and would constitute a health hazard to anyone in the building. One small sore on your hand or body could cost you your life. It is not surprising that Joe Chambers or his band of “Concerned Charlotteans” would say or print this barnyard fertilizer — as a matter of feet, this kind of disinformation has come to be expected of them. I do not wish to spend any amount of time or effort respond ing to them. However, George Exoo, a gay AIDS activist in Charleston, I have come to reahze, continues in his misguided, irrespon sible ways to hurt the cause of ADDS educa tion and in the meanwhile provides fuel to the likes of Joe Chambers. Neither I, nor this publication, condone public sex in any way, shape, or form. But we can no longer sit back and allow people like George Exoo to paint the picture of who we are. I would not even pretend that public sex does not take place — it does. Nor can we afford to pretend that the public health issues surroimding public sex ne^ not be addressed - they do. However, to inflame people, or to pass off half-truths as the answer does noth ing to deal with the root problem. On the contrary, it only acts to fuel the fires of prejudice and bigotry as is demon strated in this case where Concerned Char lotteans is quoting George Exoo against us. We must continue the battle to educate ourselves and our friends in the danger of high-risk behavior and continue to promote changes in behavior that reduce the risk of the spread of HIV and AIDS. This is a re sponsibility that the gayAesbian commumty has been first in accepting and our commu nity continues to lead the rest of society. 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