Amongtheharddecisionsthatarerequiredarethoseaddressedtotheneedsandrightsofmenwhohavesexwithmenandofothersexualminorities.TheadoptionofnewlawsandpublicpoliciesthataddresstherealitiesofsexualdiversityhasthereforetakenonanewurgencybecauseoftheadventofHIV/AIDS.Theadoptionofnewlawsandpoliciescanbejustifiedonscientificgroundsandbyreferencetohumanvalues.ButtheadventofHIV/AIDSprovidesanewelementofurgencybecauseoftheneedsforeffectivepreventionandcontainment.IncludinginChina.
Thirtymillenniaago，outofthefeelingsofhumanbeings，camethingsofbeautytodemonstratethatweareaspeciesthatfeelsandcaresandhaveaninnerlifeofperceptionthatgoesbeyondownbruteneedsformereexistence.Wemustreachintothatinnerworld.Itistherethatwillbefoundrespectfortheneedsandfeelingsofotherfellowhumanbeings，includingthosewithinsexualminoritiesthatmaybedifferentfromourown.Perceivinginthoseothersareflectionoftheexistenceofourselvesandthosewelove，weneedtomobiliseourselvestorespondtothedangersofignorance，crueltyandincompetenceasweaddressthedifferent，yetinterconnected，realitiesofhumansexualityandhumandisease.Itisabigneedofourtime.Itisurgent.