No-one gets sick just by being gay

DAVID Robertson (Diversity and Christianity, Letters, July 17) writes about increased health risks associated with homosexuality.

He perhaps has in mind higher rates of infection among male homo- sexuals for some STDs, notably HIV and Aids.

Children should be taught that diseases are transmitted by sexual actions and not by sexual orientations. No-one gets a disease just by being homosexual. Some people do, however, get bullied, assaulted and murdered just for being homosexual.