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    LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman: I have one question: is $5 enough of a donation? I'm so broke right now, but I want to help. more »
    JerseyGrrrl: We've had commenters on here from countries in which this myth exists, and they've said that few people really believe it. I wish I could remember the... more »
    battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: *opens wallet and donates this week's grocery money* Well, that's all I have to say about that. more »
    SanFranLefty: One day old babies? The revolting monsters who would do something like that to a baby (not that it's any better to do it to older girls or women) sore... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I can't wrap my head around a rape of a newborn. I have a headache just thinking about it. I mean, I actually feel physically ill. more »
    gherkinfiend: I am really hoping that the British government doesn't try and send this amazing woman back to Zimbabwe as they have been threatening to do with a lar... more »
    Plum-Pie: I know it's hard times for some of us financially right now, but you can donate by paypal or with a cheque from the UK and the US. [girlchildnetworkwo... more »
    kithkin: How on earth does a penis fit in anywhere on a one-day-old infant's body? Wait. Don't tell me. I don't really want to know the answer to that question... more »
    LadyFabulous: It's women like this that remind me that for all the Pratts in the world, there is still someone working for the good of humanity and not for dry sham... more »
    Deborah2000: I hope the Pope's reading this today. This is why practicing absistence, in all its glory, will not stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. Those poor girls- it'... more »
    CherriSpryte: Oh God. I had heard of the "people believe that raping a virgin cures AIDS" myth before, but I always thought it was rare, or an exaggeration, or a wa... more »
    tomatoheart: I didn't see this mentioned -- Are these infants usually infected with the disease after being raped? I am assuming the risk is very high with the blo... more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): She is inspiring. Very much so. My first world problems recede and my heart opens a little more... more »
    sympathyforthebasementcat: It's hard not to feel sorry for HIV+ victims of cultural ignorance, but this pretty much does it. The men who rape babies deserve to burn in hell (if ... more »
    mbprice: The virgin myth - a widely-held superstition that sex with a virgin will cure a man of HIV or AIDS that's been around in various forms, and all over t... more »
    Ginmar Rienne: On the one hand, I'm sniffling. On the other, I'm sure some dude somewhere is going...."Hey! Why doesn't she include boys?!" more »
    saintbernadette: So, before HIV or AIDS emerged, sex with a virgin must have been believed to cure other maladies, right? more »
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    Silver Linings: One Woman Takes On The 'Virgin Myth.' Many Others Perpetuate It.

    "This so-called virgin myth, perpetuated by Zimbabwe's traditional healers, has led to the rape of hundreds of girls, according to UNICEF. Some of those victims are too young to walk, much less protect themselves." But there is hope. More »