Students Protest Anal Sex Education Event
November 19, 2007 - 10:59pmOn Nov. 16, 2007, a group of Cornell students protested a sex education event called "Anal Sex 101" in Uris Hall. The protesters objected to the sex ed event being partially funded by the Student Activity Fee.
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they are teaching the main transmission sex act for AIDS?
So now they are actually teaching a sex act that is the single largest reason for the spread of aids in America? (see Center for disease control original reports on the reasons for the spread of AIDS in America.)
I hope they also taught that aids is spread through anal sex and almost never through vaginal or oral sex because in anal sex the tissues of the intestines are torn exposing the intestinal blood vessels which then get flooded with aids infected sperm so the aids virus is directly injected into the blood stream of the intestines.
Anal sex is THE primary reason AIDS originally spread so fast in the male homosexual community and why AIDS is spread almost not at all in either lesbian sex or heterosexual penis vaginal sex (when one of the partners was not secretly also a homosexually active man.) Again check the center for disease control detailed reports on methods and percentages of infection by different types of sex. (in fact AIDS has never been spread in the USA in penis to vaginal sex unless there is an open sore or other source of bleeding that allows AIDS to spread from an infected person to the other person engaging in heterosexual penis/vaginal sex. Again check the CDC reports - there is not one single case of aids transmission in penis/vaginal or lesbian sex in the USA without an accompanying open wound or sore when engaging only in penis/vaginal or lesbian sex.)
I sure hope they taught that.
They might as well have taught people inserting a blending object into your body might be briefly pleasurably just before it killed you.
And by the way - if eating spinach with traces of human fecal bacteria known as E. coli can kill you then what do you think contaminating yourself directly from the source might do? Why not go lick a public toilet while you are it?
Next they will surely be teaching a course in suicide. oh never mind. this probably already qualifies - it's just slow suicide.
Then again doesn't Cornell have a very high suicide rate?
Please Get Your Facts Right, safe sex maven
I am glad to see that you referenced CDC data to support your argument, but I think you are missing a key point. Though I did not attend this session, I assume that the purpose of the session is to educate those who engage in anal sex about how to perform this behavior SAFELY. By learning about the importance of using water-based lubrication products; wearing condoms appropriately; avoiding alcohol and other drug abuse (which may increase risk-taking); practicing monogamy; knowing one's HIV status; knowing one's partner's HIV status; among other factors, it is known that the risk of transmitting HIV or other Sexually Transmitted Infections is decreased. And it's exactly because of your reason "in anal sex the tissues of the intestines are torn exposing the intestinal blood vessels which then get flooded with aids [sic] infected sperm so the aids [sic] virus is directly injected into the blood stream of the intestines" that it is so important that persons who engage in anal sex, or any kind of sexual activity, learn how to protect themselves from harm. Nearly all studies on sex education make it clear that abstinence-based education does not work and that comprehensive health education, through which safe sex behaviors are taught, helps to reduce the risk of acquiring sexual-related infections.
Furthermore, if two partners (whether they are same-sex or opposite-sex) want to have anal sex because it is fun and stimulating, they can use some, or even all, of the protective factors I listed to decrease the risk of transmitting HIV, if one of the partners is positive. But, please remember that HIV doesn't come (no pun intended) out of nowhere. If both partners test negative for HIV and other STIs, why should they be denied the right to act upon their basic human needs and learn ways to have more pleasurable (and safe) sex? Also, all kinds of people (men and women; gay or otherwise) do engage in anal penetration using fingers, dildos, or other sex toys, so it is important that they learn how to appropriately use these toys to safely induce pleasure.
Also, please note that AIDS (a clinical diagnosis) is not transmitted from parter to partner; HIV (a virus that causes AIDS) is transmitted. This is an important distinction between HIV and AIDS. Also, please remember that anal sex alone, protected or otherwise, is not the sole means of transmission of HIV. HIV can be transmitted through vaginal or oral sex, too. Outside of sexual transmission, there are also intravenous drug use and mother to infant transmission, among other means.
So, I applaud Cornell for this wonderful sex-positive program, as it aligns with the whole premise that the institution touts of "Open Doors, Open Hearts, OPEN MINDS."
Lastly, I challenge you to reconsider your analogy of anal sex to suicide. Completed suicide is a cause of death; whereas anal sex is an activity that on its own does not cause death. While we can teach safe anal sex, I'm not really sure how one could teach safe suicide... And show us a single shred of evidence that Cornell has a "high" suicide rate. I don't think it's possibly higher than the national average...