Global AIDS prevention gives short shrift to gays
August 10th, 2008 By JULIE WATSON , Associated Press Writer
Jorge Saavedra, a Mexican federal official, holds a photo of his partner Fernando, in Mexico City, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. Saavedra's moment of truth came in the middle of an impassioned speech to 5,000 people at the International AIDS Conference about the paltry amount of money being spent to stop the spread of AIDS among gay men, when he said publicly for the first time that he was gay. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
(AP) -- Jorge Saavedra's moment of truth came in the middle of an impassioned speech to 5,000 people about the paltry amount of money being spent to stop the spread of AIDS among gay men. The Mexican federal official paused, then said publicly for the first time that he was gay.
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Sophiay - Aug 10, 2008
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I'm not surprised. I think they should pay more attention to this before doing something. Otherwise, they may lose their health, even life. Some bisexuals on the online service BiLoves ever told me some good advice about that.- flag
