This is in response to AIDS Day (Dec. 1st). I think that here in the USA we forget how relevant the AIDS epidemic actually is. We tend to think that this illness only affects people in places like Africa. But, according to http://www.avert.org/statsum.htm, AIDS in the U.S. should not be overlooked. In 2005, an estimated 437,982 people were living with AIDS in the U.S. Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S., a purported 550,394 people have died because of AIDS.
What are we doing in this country about this problem? Has this problem been brushed aside so that other issues can be addressed?
As people with a heart toward social justice issues, can we simply put one issue aside in favor of another? There is an immensity of issues to be concerned about, so can we simply say AIDS is not my issue?
For AIDS Day, the LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania decided to bring huge sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to campus. Along with this, free HIV testing was available and a vigil was held.
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