AMERICAblog :Major Alert: Bush Gutting AIDS Education

Michael at AMERICAblog, which I consider the best gay rights watchdog in the blogosphere,has this about the Bush Administration's disasterous approach to AIDS education:

A frightening article in LA Weekly by Doug Ireland details the "absitnence only" gutting of AIDS education around the country, an approach that most studies show will increase unsafe sex AND sexual activity. Ireland shows how Bush is changing CDC guidelines that would neuter educational material put out by groups all over the country, place political appointees into power for making health safety decisions (rather than trained medical personnel) and risking the lives of millions of people by replacing sound science with personal ideology.

Here's the CDC website with the same info in bureaucratese.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/content_guidelines/default.htm

Your chance to comment on these sweeping changes August 16th so read up and send your comments to HIVComments@cdc.gov

Please, everyone let them know that you expect your government to put American lives before right wing ideology. To do less is murder.