Anti-AIDS, homosexuality can not be avoided

A gray hair, some looked haggard. This is a Professor Zhang Beichuan for the second time came to Wuhan, the value on February 16. AIDS prevention and control as experts, an expert on the issue of homosexuality, in November last year, to Professor Zhang Han, Wuhan start of the MSM to investigate. Congress is investigating the Ministry of Science and Technology research projects, including Wuhan, involved in the 9 cities. The Han is subject to the participants in the gay-hing, voluntary organizations edge of the Working Group to discuss co-operation. Professor Zhang come up with two business cards so that the selection of reporters, there is a "doctor" title, and another filled with a variety of printed titles. He explained with a smile: "I prefer the first business card, because I own the real identity is a doctor, a group of gay doctors, I work in the final analysis, only a doctor." However, sometimes, other people may have I need to know what some of the job, then, I had no choice but to the second printed business cards. " I was not the first study of homosexuality, said Zhang Beichuan, Qingdao University Medical College Hospital and Health Center professor in 1989 began to study gay population, China is the first to enter this field of research experts, is "Pele - Martin Award" First, the prize is to reward outstanding Chinese AIDS prevention and treatment community are well-known international awards. Many people say that Zhang Beichuan is the first Chinese to engage in homosexual studies, a famous scholar, and Professor Zhang does not think so. "I am not the first person to intervene and researchers. Before me, long 'pioneer', such as Professor Chen Bingzhong, he had approached me before the special groups, and the study paid more than I have At the expense of more. "In 1991, Bryan launched on homosexuality in the investigation. However, in 1993, he was forced to stop work, I have been forced from the Chinese Health Education director to step down from their posts. In 1994, Zhang Beichuan published his first book, "Sex with," This book is the first comprehensive discussion of the issue of homosexuality academic works. Compared to Bryan, Zhang Beichuan said: "I was lucky. This book was out, is specially concerned." 10,000 letters about homosexuality secret anguish "(" sex with "after the publication), I thought he was the international On the introduction of advanced theory of China, my work will be completed, however, after the publication of the book reader's reaction made me unexpected. Years that I have received thousands of letters over the letter has been received tens of thousands The letter. Outset, almost every letter, I will return, then it can not stand the only part of the pick back. "Tens of thousands in this letter, Professor Zhang read the secret anguish of many homosexuals: Zicanxinghui there, confused panic Of; girl have love, I do not know how to refuse; under pressure from parents to marry ... ... "I always remember a letter from the university, he said in the letter, I bought a book, not local, only every night Reading went under the street lamp, reading, they burned the book. In fact, I burned the book being far greater than he does! "And a number of letters from the minors even feel sorry for him. "Youngest child was only 14 years old, his family and said he could not, and can not be friends, only to a distant talk to strangers, so imagine the pressure!" They said, Professor Zhang's eyes, too The. "A lot of people think of gay studies is that the curiosity of scholars and engaged in AIDS research, and I see that because of these unfair, instead of the study." In 1997, heterosexual Zhang Beichuan, and a group of scholars of different sexual orientation The creation of a "Friends" group. In 1998, the project team to start a publication called "friends" of the bi-monthly in-house. "Through these publications, scientific understanding of the people themselves, no longer panic and fear, and the exchange of each other." Gay marriage would be more than 80 per cent of Professor Zhang said that China, compared with the general population, gay groups AIDS infection rate 20 times higher. With foreign homosexuals, gay groups, China is a major feature of more than 80% of people under pressure from the secular married or will marry. Mr. Kitagawa said that the ratio in Wuhan Xin edge of the working group once again been confirmed in the investigation. Last year, Xin edge of the Working Group on 400 male homosexuals showed that 28-year-old more than 80 percent of homosexuals are married. However, they have been living a "double life" --- not only marriage but also gay life. According to Zhang Beichuan of 1,100 male homosexuals showed that 77 percent of homosexuals have experienced severe pain, 34 percent had strong suicidal thoughts, 10 percent had attempted suicide, depression alone 66%, 50% of the serious impact of the work. "When a homosexual infected with AIDS, he will face a double discrimination, in this double discrimination next life difficult!" Professor Zhang said, "more than once, those who have been infected with the AIDS gay to me for help: how to tell Family? I only told them that you say that it is approached Miss it. "