Prostate Cancer Calender ignores gay men
ByNew Jersey Wives Prostate Cancer Calendar is raising anger from gay men with prostate cancer. This fund raising effort by the New Jersey Prostate Cancer Coalition is using its nonprofit status to promote awareness of prostate cancer as if it is a hetero issue. These women are survivors’ wives and have posed nude for “Stand By Your Man: 12 Women in Support of a Cure for Prostate Cancer. But, clearly, they could also have found a man or two to pose for a month, too.”
Out With Cancer asks that all cancer advocacy efforts be inclusive of our community.
“Gay and Bisexual men comprising fully 10% of all men diagnosed with prostate cancer, the calender actually hurts many men, who already feel unheard and disenfranchised from the prostate cancer survivor community,” says Darryl Mitteldorf, CEO of the national gay men’s cancerl survivor support and advocacy nonprofit, Malecare. “Surely, one month in their calender could have included a gay man’s partner, along with the wives..that would truly raise awareness for everyone.” said Mr. Mitteldorf.
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