Early homophile groups in the U.S. sought to prove that gay people could be assimilated into society, and they favored non-confrontational education for homosexuals and heterosexuals alike.
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Much of the current spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in China has been through intravenous drug use and prostitution. In China, the number of people affected by HIV has been estimated at between 430,000 and 1.5 million;[1] somewhere below or around 0.1% of the population.[2][3] According to a United Nations report in 2001, the main distributors of HIV were the sharing of needles among drug users and problems during blood donations.[5] In many rural areas of China during the 1990s, for example, faulty blood collection programs infected a large number of people with HIV.[5][6]
Transmission through sex has been rising exponentially, exposing which groups the UN report regards as the 21st century's most vulnerable: "widespread lack of knowledge and protective life skills, huge internal labour migration, underprivileged minority communities, relative poverty, youth, and gender inequity".[5] A serious outbreak in a country as large as China could significantly affect the economies of both China and the world as a whole. The underlying government response to HIV/AIDS is now that of preemptive intervention.
An official report published in February 2009 stated that in 2008, for the first time, HIV/AIDS was China's leading cause of death among infectious diseases.
An important part of HIV education is targeting behavior to reduce stigma towards people with HIV/AIDS. Stigma is well recognized as a major barrier to HIV control, because it prevents people from seeking services for testing and treatment, and discourages people from practicing safer behaviors.[47][107][108] To address this issue, senior political figures have been involved in anti-discrimination campaigns, and have publicly shown that HIV cannot be transmitted through casual contact.
The day before the 2004 World AIDS Day, President Hu Jintao and other senior government leaders visited patients living with HIV/AIDS and called for the elimination of bias against this group.
Many Chinese businesses have been reluctant to make voluntary commitments to non-discriminatory treatment of HIV-positive employees, often because they fear lawsuits and because they are unable to recoup the cost of HIV/AIDS related health care from company insurance policies.
The AIDS Regulations have made it illegal to discriminate against people living with HIV/AIDS and their families in terms of their rights to schooling, employment, health services, and participation in community activities.
HIV/AIDS in China - Wikipedia
An official report published in February 2009 stated that in 2008, for the first time, HIV/AIDS was China's leading cause of death among infectious diseases.
Public ignorance about AIDS is a major problem in China. A 2001 survey found 20 percent of people had never heard of the disease.
Nearly 7,000 people died from the disorder in the first nine months of 2008, a substantial increase—until three years prior to this, the
total cumulative mortality was fewer than 8,000.
The total of ALL infectious diseases.
A classic example of watching children grow disobedient, defiant and dishonoring to their parents
Trying to reason with defiant, dishonoring youths is like trying to ask him or her to do housework or to begin earning monies for the home. It's possible but the youths need to want to be a value to their family and not a curse.