Sex in the City has it's consequences
A recent New York City Health Department study found that more than 1 in 4 adults have genital herpes which is well above the national average. This isn't surprising because the city recently spent big bucks on a "get some" campaign where free condoms were handed out. They didn't mention that condoms do almost nothing at preventing herpes and HPV, among other STD's.
The same city that introduced a "get some" condom campaign has gotten some, alright. A new report says that the Big Apple's genital herpes rate is seven percentage points above the American average. More than one in every four New York City residents has contracted the virus, which has no cure and makes a person "two or three times" more susceptible to HIV. The rate among homosexuals (32%) is almost double that of heterosexual men (18%). Sadly, the virus is spreading most among African-Americans (almost half are infected) and Hispanics (35% have contracted herpes).
Unfortunately, the city has far greater concerns than just genital herpes. Rates of Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis among sexually active New Yorkers are also well above the national average. For years, NYC has been the grand central station of promiscuity. Now it's painfully obvious the city's solution of tossing out 36 million trendy condoms a year is only exacerbating the problem. Taxpayers should be outraged that their city is spending over a million dollars a year in a failed public health policy that does not protect against disease but foolishly encourages the behavior that leads to the spread of it.
Source Family Research Council