Word: gay
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...candidates, Kenneth H. Simmons '54, John T. Plotz '69, and Gay W. Seidman '78, all of Berkeley, Calif., said they support the contentionss in the complaint and also plan to take Harvard to court if they lose their bids...
...official tally of AIDS cases nation-wide was 20,766, as of Monday, nearly twice what it was one year ago. So far 11,384 people have died after contracting the illness. AIDS has been primarily associated with gay men, intravenous drug users and people who need frequent blood transfusions. By unofficial estimates, the number of ARC cases could range as high as 50,000, and the number of asymptomatic carriers--those who have been infected but have not displayed symptoms--could be as high as 2 million. No one is known yet to have recovered from AIDS...
Hirsch is currently conducting a study of cofactors to determine whether the effect of the HTLV-III virus is exaggerated by certain lifestyles or diseases that target the immune system. For nearly four years, Hirsch and his MGH team have been following 170 gay men in the Boston area, seeing them at regular three-month intervals. This study, begun before scientists had discovered HTLV-III, was originally designed to determine the cause of AIDS. Although they have not yet formulated any conclusions, Hirsch says they will continue to study cofactors, placing special emphasis on the herpes group viruses which often...
...living and working among young people, "fidelity to the human person" translates into concern for persons as individuals. Students who walk through the doors of St. Paul's or the Catholic Student Center are not homosexuals or heterosexuals, but individual persons. When one of them says "Father, I'm gay and having a difficult time knowing where I stand with the Church" or "My roommate is homosexual and I'm confused about what to say or do" the first and most basic thing that needs to be addressed is this person, his pain or anger, her confusion or bewilderment...
Understanding a homosexual man or woman involves looking at some questions for which neither the Church nor human sciences have final answers. What causes homosexuality? Can a person change his or her sexual orientation? To persons I know--both "gay" and "straight"--these are not the critical questions. They want to know what real, lasting, and fulfilling relationships are about. Are they possible? And, for the person of faith, where and how does God speak to their life situation...