God is Brown - "I'm going to tell you a secret."

Austin's Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano talks about culturally specific HIV interventions in his latest post on his God is Brown blog, "I'm going to tell you a secret."

Here is an excerpt:

"The fact that HIV continues to hit queer men of color requires us to pay attention. Culturally specific prevention efforts are critical. But before we run out and focus all of our attention and energies to culturally specific prevention efforts, lets take a moment to check ourselves and our assumptions.

"First of all, queer men of color do not live in community vacuums. Are Latino men more likely to have sex with other Latino men? Possibly. But, it’s also possible that we have sex with non-Latino men, including White men. Yup. Health officials may have a hard time believing it. But, I’ve had my share of fucks with White guys. So there, the secret is out. Not all men of color stick to men of color exclusively and eternally. Madonna’s not the only one with secrets to tell… (eat your heart out CDC!)

"So, in a state like Texas where the Department of Health in all its wisdom shifted most of its funding in 2002 toward culturally specific programs ‘targeting’ only people of color, one would have to wonder… Are my White gay and bi brothers now exempt from being affected by HIV or are they just exempt from funding?"

Check Lorenzo's blog for the rest.