The Deputy Governor went on to say that young men are "undereducated" when it comes to HIV, "while they are living in a society increasingly tolerant of same sex relationships."The trend is mainly attributed to the influence of gay characters in TV series, movies or other media with homosexual-leaning content, he said. As a result, Mr Thaweesak said being gay is viewed as being is viewed as being fashionable, compelling gay men to imitate their behaviour and "open themselves more quickly".
He said this has resulted in gay men being particularly at risk of contracting HIV.
Instead of blaming soap operas and gay-themed movies featuring teenage love between gay boys, the BMA would be far better using its clout to ensure that there is greater nation-wide education on the ease of HIV transmission. This was much more common 20 years ago until the first Thaksin government cut back the sex education budgets.
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