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03/28/2006
HIV/AIDS
'Prevention' Pill?
HUNTINGTON, Conn., March 28 -- Stephen Bennett, conservative and opinionated national talk show host of Straight Talk Radio, is stunned by the latest headlines regarding a potential HIV "prevention pill" for high-risk men and women. "As a heterosexual man who once engaged in homosexual behavior for 11 years, I've lost numerous dear friends to AIDS. While recent news in the search for a cure for AIDS is promising, I believe this possible HIV prevention pill is only going to push a culture down an already dangerous and risky path. This pill is the equivalent to a drug rehab assisting heroine addicts in their addiction by giving them needles. What is wrong with this picture? Why can't these intelligent scientists and doctors understand we need to educate people on abandoning their risky, unsafe sexual practices and behavior--not give them a pill to enable and encourage them?" said Bennett. Stephen Bennett, now married for 13 years to his wife Irene and father of the couple's two children, is a national speaker on the issue of HIV/AIDS and other dangerous sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among gay men. Bennett says the numerous other STDs that the pill does not prevent should be an adequate deterrent for gay men even thinking about engaging in high risk sexual behavior. "Listen, as a former gay man, the news of a possible 'prevention pill' is one of the most dangerous signals you can send to individuals bent on engaging in unsafe sex and potentially deadly behavior. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over 53% of all HIV/AIDS cases in America to date are due to men having sex with men (MSM). This twisted ideology only gives the appearance of a green light for gay men to engage 'safer' in unsafe, dangerous sexual behavior. This message is tragic and irresponsible at best," said Bennett. Stephen ended, "The medical community wants a 'prevention pill?' It's already available - it's called abstinence." -------------------- Stephen Bennett and his wife Irene host the daily half-hour radio program "Straight Talk Radio." Stephen is the Special Issues Editor on Homosexuality for The American Family Association in Tupelo, MS. Stephen Bennett is authoring his first book, "I WAS Gay" to be released December 2006. Irene has her first series of children's books being published dealing with "gender affirmation," the first children's series of its kind. Stephen and Irene have appeared on numerous broadcasts including The O'Reilly Factor, Anderson Cooper 360, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Showbiz Tonight, CNN, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer, The Today Show, CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood, FOX News Live, At Large with Geraldo Rivera, The PAX Network, Billy Graham, The 700 Club and many more. Stephen has been featured in The Associated Press, USA Today, the Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune and many more publications.
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