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Contents:
- PREP FOR GAY MEN 101: EVERYTHG GAY MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKG HIV PREVENTN MEDITN!
- SOME GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN SEE PREP AS A 'SOCIAL PROBLEM'
- PREP E JUMPS TO 35 PERCENT AMONG GAY AND BI MEN AT RISK OF HIV
PREP FOR GAY MEN 101: EVERYTHG GAY MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKG HIV PREVENTN MEDITN!
Do PrEP work differently for tops and bottoms gay and bisexual relatnships? Here is everythg that you need to know about PrEP and HIV transmissn preventn. * gay on prep *
Nearly 70% of people livg wh HIV are homosexual and bisexual men – and thankfully the e of PrEP for HIV preventn is creasg among this group. Acrdg to a recent study, the number of gay and bisexual mal takg PrEP creased by 500% om 2014 to 2017.
However, only 35% of gay and bisexual mal who were at high-risk of HIV transmissn were takg the meditn. Homosexual and bisexual mal are typilly at a higher risk of ntractg HIV.
SOME GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN SEE PREP AS A 'SOCIAL PROBLEM'
Fd out why the gay and bi men have cid to go on PrEP. * gay on prep *
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While many believe that HIV/AIDS surfaced 1981 wh cisgenr gay men who lived urban Amerin ci like New York Cy and San Francis, rearch has shown otherwise.
PREP E JUMPS TO 35 PERCENT AMONG GAY AND BI MEN AT RISK OF HIV
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The vis killed more than 120 gay men by 1981, and scientists labeled the disease “GRID” (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency). The name herently stigmatized the gay muny, wrongly puttg the rponsibily on dividuals. However, is not jt for cisgenr gay men and traveno dg ers.
It was a perd of uncertaty as healthre provirs stggled to make sense of the disease that was ravagg the gay muny. The gay muny, which was already spised and margalized for the way s members chose to live and love, was an easy victim.