Chronicle: No homosexuals in San Francisco

After reading today's Chronicle story about the latest attempts of DPH to demonize gay men and gay sex, I have come to the conclusion that there are no homosexuals in San Francisco. That's right, no homosexuals in gay mecca. This latest story about gays = syphilis has not one quote from an average homosexual regarding the proposed bus shelter ads. Does the homosexual in the Castro approve of or hate the ads? Is the average homosexual paying attention to the messages of DPH? You won't get an answer from the Chronicle since it does not quote any homosexuals in the story.

Today is just another example of how the Chronicle endlessly writes about gay sex/STD/HIV/AIDS without getting any comments from gays or the affected community. Just last week the Chronicle had a story incorrectly reporting the $207,000 salary of the director of the SF AIDS Foundation being reduced by 12%, and not a single client of the foundation, or a person with AIDS quoted. What do foundation clients think of the high salaries at the foundation? Would clients prefer money for executive salaries go toward rental subsidies, or for excessive six figure salaries? Again, don't expect the Chronicle to answer the questions. To be somewhat fair to the Chronicle, the BAR in its story about the salary cuts at the foundation also failed to quote a single client of the foundation. I guess the BAR also can't locate any clients to comment on the issue.

As you can read in the excerpt below, the heterosexual director of the city STD control branch talks about what he is supposedly hearing from the gay community. How nice! A straight man telling Chronicle readers what the gay community thinks of STD messages.

Why can't the Chronicle find any gays to quote in stories about gays and STDs?

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sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...208977.DTL

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Klausner described the cartoon ads as "sex positive" and "funny," a shift from the city's more somber awareness campaigns against hepatitis and HIV in recent years. While the ads are tongue-in-cheek, they also deliver an important message, Klausner said. Health officials are concerned because syphilis can lead to increased risk of HIV exposure.

"What we're hearing from community and focus groups is people felt the message would resonate better if it were presented in a lighter way," Klausner said.

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