Reid Graeme, Walker Liz
a Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), University of the Witwatersrand , Private Bag 3 , Wits , 2050 , South Africa.
Afr J AIDS Res. 2003;2(2):85-8. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2003.9626562.
This paper situates the articles selected for this special issue of AJAR within the context of the Sex and Secrecy conference, from which they emerged and within the discourse of secrecy. Secrecy and silence which have characterised the HIV/AIDS epidemic in many societies, have been the focus of limited academic attention. Yet the power of the secret is evident in multiple spheres. This introduction uses the lens of secrecy to enhance our understanding of sexuality. One of the themes which ran throughout these papers was that of stigma and its links to secrecy and HIV/AIDS. The papers reviewed in this introduction highlight an alarming paradox. There is a high level of HIV awareness and unparalleled public attention around matters of sexuality and yet the authors in this special issue all point to the enormity of stigma and its consequences.
本文将为《澳大利亚艾滋病研究杂志》本期特刊所选的文章置于“性与秘密”会议的背景之中，这些文章即源自该会议，并处于秘密的话语体系内。在许多社会中，秘密和沉默一直是艾滋病毒/艾滋病疫情的特征，受到的学术关注有限。然而，秘密的力量在多个领域都很明显。本引言借助秘密这一视角来增进我们对性取向的理解。贯穿这些论文的一个主题是耻辱感及其与秘密和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的联系。本引言中所评述的论文凸显了一个惊人的悖论。人们对艾滋病毒的认知程度很高，对性相关问题的公众关注度空前，但本期特刊的作者们都指出了耻辱感的严重性及其后果。
