Nearly Half of Us May Already Be Infected. Who Gives a Damn?

The Black AIDS Institute issued an open letter yesterday to all bi-sexual and gay black men. The letter addresses the grave findings of a recent CDC report which revealed that some 46% of black gay or bi me in the 5 major cities involved in the study were HIV positive. Two-thirds of them were not aware of their status, you may recall the findings were discussed in a previous article on July 1, 2005. The open letter is a call to action...as well as a chastisement to the black community for not reacting to these profound findings. The black community should be declaring a state of emergency, but it appears that many in our community have been mum on the findings. Take time to read the letter and then take action wherever you are. You can find the letter here at the Black AIDS Institute website.