▁net ▁effect ▁was ▁to ▁height en ▁hyp oc ris y ▁over ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁sexual ▁relationships , ▁supporting ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁the ▁best ▁any ▁sexual ity ▁campaign er ▁can ▁asp ire ▁to ▁is ▁ad mission ▁to ▁a ▁limited ▁sphere ▁of ▁normal ity ▁that ▁is ▁polit ically ▁san ction ed , ▁but ▁also ▁deliber ately ▁placed ▁outside ▁the ▁sphere ▁of ▁the ▁polit ically ▁deb atable . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁chapter , ▁Warner ▁challeng es ▁the ▁assertion , ▁made ▁by ▁gay ▁authors ▁like ▁Larry ▁K ram er , ▁that ▁sexual ▁reck less ness ▁is ▁to ▁bl ame ▁for ▁continu ing ▁cases ▁of ▁H IV ▁in fection . ▁ ▁Warner ▁arg ues ▁that , ▁on ▁the ▁contrary , ▁the ▁political ▁use ▁of ▁shame ▁to ▁st ig mat ize ▁certain ▁kinds ▁of ▁sexual ▁activity ▁actually ▁puts ▁more ▁people ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁contract ing ▁H IV ▁and ▁developing ▁A ID S , ▁by ▁marg inal izing ▁those ▁in ▁at - ris k ▁communities ▁and ▁restrict ing ▁access ▁to ▁cond oms ▁and ▁sa fer ▁sex ▁advice . ▁He ▁also ▁critic izes ▁ab st in ence - only ▁sex ▁education ▁as ▁" an ▁app alling ▁ins ult ▁to ▁gay ▁men ▁and ▁les bi ans ▁among ▁others " ▁and ▁an ▁in ade qu ate ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁public ▁sexual ▁health , ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁" sh ame ▁and ▁st igma ▁are ▁often ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁int ract able ▁dimensions ▁of ▁risk ." ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁and ▁critical ▁reception ▁As ▁the ▁Library ▁Journal ▁noted , ▁The ▁Tr