... era; the soaring rate of adolescent AIDS infection. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, causes the terminal Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. AIDS weakens the body's immune system to a point where any ordinary infection, such as the flu or common cold, can cause death. Originally thought of as a "Gay-Man's" disease when AIDS was first prevalent in this country in the early eighties ... emphasis was put on teaching students decision-making skills, the high school level program focuses more on sexual activity and stresses the advantages of abstinence. This program places sex in co...

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... which one is more important. In the past most homosexual parents have remained secretive and protective, and for very good reasons (Lev 20). Children have often been conceived in the context of heterosexual relationships, and a homosexual parent had to face not only his or her own coming out issues, the need to separate from a spouse, but also contend with coming out ... interest at heart, none of them would allow the travesty of homosexual adoption to continue (Pierce 2). According to Bill O'Reilly, "a person's sexuality is better left a private matter."" That goes for ordinary folks o...

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