Aids: Why Should I Care? (Ptaaa Press); Author: Starr, Robert; Introduction: Starr, Robert; Paperback

Author: Starr, Robert; Introduction: Starr, Robert
Ptaaa Press Edition; Paperback; Illustrated
Published: October 1999
PTAAA Press
ISBN: 0967344107

Teens across America open our eyes by giving us honest insights about growing up in the era of AIDS. They tell us in their own words what it's like to get messages like; You're not gay, you don't have to worry. You don't take drugs, you don't have to think about it. It doesn't happen here, It's not your problem.Teens show us just how easy it is for them not to listen to parents,teachers, clergy and government messages about safe sex and abstinence. They also show us and each other what it's like to get hit hard with the realities of AIDS.What is it like for a teen to be told he or she has tested HIV positive?What is it like for a teen to loose a brother or a sister, a mother or father, or a best friend, or a teacher to AIDS?Through this compilation of essays, wr