Milk, homosexuality and AIDS...oh my.

I just saw the movie, "Milk" today. It centers around the political life of Harvey Milk, the 1st openly gay political official elected in California. Funny how the life of any leader (e.g. King, Kennedy) that goes against the grain ends in his death. I applaud any visionary that has the passion to wrestle against politics to see their vision to its fruition.
My mind tends to wonder through memories by way of timelines or decades...and I'm often left wondering if one event was the cause of another. There is no doubt that Harvey Milk liberated homosexuals from the proverbial "closet" in the early 70s. It is said by 1969 San Francisco had more gay people per capita than any other American city. A little over a decade later, HIV reared its ugly head and initially hit the gay community with the power of a sonic boom. Was this sudden liberation of sexual same-sex freedom the cause of the worst human pandemic since the Black Plague? Considering the decade this occurred, we can't only blame "same-sex" sexual promiscuity. The "flower" children contributed and relished in this freedom as well.
Out of all this sexual freedom came not only HIV, also HPV (human papilloma virus). I can remember as a youngster hearing, HIV as the "homosexual disease" and HPV as the "heterosexual disease". I think both scared me into abstinence and if I were single today, I would probably STILL be abstinent.
in the 80s, it seemed as though the gay community took the quickest action in deterring and educating people on HIV. Unfortunately, by the 90s another term appeared in the African-American community..."down low". This was a term coined for males and females who claimed they were heterosexual, while partaking in homosexual acts (unbeknownst to their partner). It is said, as long as you are the "receiver" and not the "giver", you considered yourself straight. This mentality had the CDC visiting many HBCU campuses, where fraternity brothers would have to list other fraternity brothers they had sex with. This "down low" mentality has continued on into heterosexual marriages, only to destroy them in the end. I even have first hand experience of dating 2 "down low" men. One is still "closeted" (or he thinks he is), the other is now openly homosexual.
This is my bottom line on all homosexual topics. I do believe it is a sin, however, if you live that lifestyle, it is between you and your God. I have yet to meet a gay person I didn't like or who didn't like me. What I don't like are the lewd, blatant stereotypes and sexual overtones demonstrated in anything impressionable children watch. I don't like the fact that homosexuals can have a parade where they are clearly breaking the law of indecent exposure. Have the parade...have 100 parades...but can you please cover yourselves up? SHEESH! I wouldn't mind taking my young great nieces or nephews to a gay pride parade. I think it would be rather educational and historical. What I WON'T do, is expose them to more T&A than I have on my own body. I just don't get the point of all the nudity. I honestly think it gives exhibitionist an opportunity to streak legally. lol
Ok...I must be done with this blog, my mind is starting to wander. lol

Hmmmmmmm....

Those are my thoughts when I think about how quickly President Obama is making good on some of his campaign promises. I'm not so sure, how I feel about what he's doing right now.
- He said he's moving 12,000 troupes out of the Middle East over the next 6 months. So...when they come back home, is he providing them employment as well? With the employment rate skyrocketing, I'm not real positive they will find immediate employment. Unemployment + Post traumatic stress disorder/syndrome = NOT GOOD!
- Stem cell researchers are probably shoutin' "halleluia" because President Obama reversed the ban President Bush placed on embryonic stem cell funding. I'm sure individuals that are or have loved ones who suffer from a host of ailments (e.g. parkinson's disease)are more than excited...but is this another form of abortion or are abortion clinics going to now have another steam of income?

So...am I the only person that's a little worried