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"Grinch" <grinch@bah.humbug.org> wrote in message 
news:Qderf.37847$7h7.30354@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...

> (it's me...)  Sorry, I don't have HIV, the transexual is something my gay
> brother dragged home from the bar.  Though I do happen to be gay, I was
> smart enough to know better than to drag transexual crackwhores home from
> some bar.  And yes, I know the difference between HIV and AIDS, but the
> two terms can be used synonymously UNLESS one is quoting statistics (e.g.
> a rosy report that "AIDS" cases have declined by 56% in the last three
> while conveniently neglecting to mention that new HIV infections have
> increased by 384% in that same time).  For practical purposes the two
> terms are interchangable, both indicate you should avoid contact with
> that person and his bodily fluids.

I work in AIDS prevention research, so I tend to not see them as 
interechangeable.  If that works for you, fine.

> Just last week the San Francisco Chronicle had some article written by a
> psychologist (hereafter referred to as a headfucker) who was just outraged
> that mental disorders didn't receive the same insurance coverage as
> physical disorders.  As an example, he complained that a broken leg gets
> more coverage than depression (perhaps because your dog died), and I
> suppose he would put co-dependent relationship issues in the same coverage
> category as emergency heart bypass operations.  That's right, dialysis
> treatment so you don't die is no different from paying some headfucker
> $500 an hour to listen to you whine about your relationship with your
> father.  So no, I do not consider transexuality or gender identity
> dysphoria or whatever newage feel-good term they use as something 
> requiring
> public or private insurance to cover.

Well, let's take this a step at a time.  First off, if you happen to live in 
San Francisco, and you don't have health insurance, the City has some pretty 
good provisions to assist people in affording medical treatment.  Second, 
the psychologist actually has a good point that apparently is beyond your 
understanding.  Depression can be situational (i.e. your dog died) or it can 
be what is referred to as clinical depression.  There is a difference.  We 
all have days when we feel down, but we quickly get over it.  Clinical 
depression is a serious medical condition that requires medication and other 
treatment.  It is a chemical imbalance, not just the blues.  Unfortunately, 
insurance often uses "mental illness" as an excuse to avoid adequately 
covering certain conditions.

As to transsexualism, well, it is clearly not something you can grasp, so 
let's just leave it at that.

> I might add that I need a minor operation, not urgent or terribly 
> expensive
> but also not cheap and I am a bit uncomfortable, but I have NO insurance
> at all.  I have to pay out of my own pocket for it but this trannie gets
> the state to pay for his silicone breast implants.

Again, if you live in San Francisco, and you have a medical condition, the 
City can possibly help.  Check with a city clinic, and you who knows, you 
might be surprised.  And cut the crap.  The state doesn't pay for breast 
implants except possibly in cases where a person has had a masectomy for 
breast cancer.  Sorry, but I live in San Francisco, so I know.

> Hee hee!  I've actually acquired a dozen or so photos of this sideshow
> freak (even Jerry Springer rejected him as a guest on his show), and one
> day when I'm feeling mean enough I will post them to a binaries group.
> Three of the photos are actual advertisements he placed in some sex
> magazine, carefully using the euphemism "massage therapist" for "crack
> whore" to keep it legal.  The ad does not mention his HIV+ status, of
> course.

You sound like a real piece of work.

-- 
Jennifer Usher