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Thirty Years of AIDS in America:

A Story of Infinite Hope

My summary: Finding a specific way to promote AIDS is challenging. This is because AIDS is often target towards homosexual and bisexual males. According to statistics, homosexuals and bisexuals being targeted towards AIDS is stereotypical. AIDS mainly exist among Caucasians, then African Americans, and last Hispanics. Steps to promoting AIDS prevention is recognizing AIDS in the community, develop community approach, and eliminate racism. Some people affected with AIDS cannot receive treatment because they have not received any symptoms. It cost money to develop programs for AIDS prevention.

Responding to Homophobia: HIV/AIDS,

Homosexual Community Formation and Identity

in Queensland, 1983_1990

Summary: In Queensland, the gay and lesbian community was considered an outcast in the community. They gays and lesbians received a lot of hate towards them and fought to get the respect they wanted. Their mission was almost complete until it was publically announced that in America, homosexual men was responsible for spreading AIDS. Ironically, homosexuals in the Queensland communities had been diagnosed with diseases that are rare forms of cancer. The Queensland AIDS Committee held meetings to inform the gay and lesbian comitees on the epidemic. AIDS broke out in the homosexual community and they were targeted greatly. The Queensland AIDS Committee developed ads and campaigns to promote AIDS awareness.

The President’s Emergency Plan for

AIDS Relief (PEPFAR):

A Social Work Ethical Analysis

and Recommendations

Summary: This article does not talk in details about the President’s actions to promote AIDS Prevention, but instead include supporting details on why AIDS promotion is not supported by all organizations. 15 billion dollars is going to an organization to help the number of people affected by AIDS from increasing. A current president, George W. Bush, announced the organization PEPFAR while given his State of the Union address. This plan would stop 7 million new AIDS infections and help treat 2million people with lifesaving drugs, and give care for the 10 million people who are affecting by AIDS. This plan also bring awareness to sex workers , and inform them that they are more likely to contract this disease. Because of this, countries like Brazil do not support this plan. This plan is target towards homosexual men, drug abusers and also women.