Healthy People 2030 clus objectiv foced on llectg data on lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) health issu and improvg the health of LGBT adolcents particular. Learn more about LGBT health.
Contents:
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
- HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- HOW A GAY COMMUNY HELPED THE CDC SPOT A COVID OUTBREAK — AND LEARN MORE ABOUT DELTA
- CDC TIMAT 1.7 LN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FACE HIGHT RISK OM MONKEYPOX
- CDC OFFICIALS SOUND ALARM FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AS MONKEYPOX SPREADS MUNY
- CDC RELEAS REPORT CONFIRMG LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE AT GREATER RISK OF COVID-19 ILLNS, CALLS FOR MORE DATA COLLECTN
- GAY, LBIAN AND BISEXUAL ADULTS AT GREATER RISK OM COVID-19
- NEW HIV FECTNS ARE TRENDG DOWN THE US, PECIALLY AMONG YOUNG GAY MEN, CDC TIMAT
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
- HIV AND GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: WHAT CDC IS DOG
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
CDC Fact Sheet: What Gay, Bisexual and Men Who Have Sex wh Men Need to Know About Sexually Transmted Diseas * gay cdc *
Gay and bisexual men are part of a very diverse muny. This webse provis an overview of the different health and other issu faced by gay and bisexual and bisexual men are part of a very diverse muny.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Gay and bisexual men are more severely affected by HIV than any other group the Uned Stat (US). * gay cdc *
This webse provis an overview of the different health and other issu faced by gay and bisexual men. People who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) are members of every muny. While anyone who has sex n get an STD, sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men (MSM) are at greater risk.
STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
Differenc exist by race/ethnicy knowledge of HIV stat, preventn, treatment, and stigma among gay and bisexual men. * gay cdc *
Homophobia, stigma and discrimatn n negatively fluence the health of gay and bisexual men.
CDC remends sexually active gay and bisexual men get tted for:.
HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
The high percentage of gay and bisexual men who are livg wh HIV means that, as a group, they have a greater risk of beg exposed to HIV; browse lks here. * gay cdc *
Get Vaccated: Gay and bisexual men are at greater risk for hepatis A and B, and human papillomavis (HPV). Social and stctural issu—such as HIV stigma, homophobia, discrimatn, poverty, and limed accs to high-qualy health re—fluence health out and ntue to drive equi. Get the latt data on HIV among gay and bisexual men and fd out how CDC is makg a difference.
This web ntent the term gay and bisexual men to reprent gay, bisexual, and other men who reported male-to-male sexual ntact. 66%Gay and bisexual men* acunted for about 23, 100 (66%) new HIV fectns 2019.
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HOW A GAY COMMUNY HELPED THE CDC SPOT A COVID OUTBREAK — AND LEARN MORE ABOUT DELTA
Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health. * gay cdc *
Black/Ain Amerin and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men** are among the most affected. From 2010 to 2019, new HIV fectns cled among Whe gay and bisexual men but remaed higher and relatively stable among Black/Ain Amerin and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men. Social and stctural barriers such as systemic racism, stigma, discrimatn, homophobia, poverty, and homelsns n make difficult to accs HIV ttg, re, and preventn servic.
There have been signifint advanc HIV preventn and treatment but missed ttg opportuni healthre settgs are preventg some gay and bisexual men om knowg their HIV stat and beneftg om the advanc. More HIV ttg is need to prevent new HIV fectns and improve the health out of gay and bisexual men wh HIV. Gay and bisexual men who tt negative n benef om pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Gay and bisexual men who learn they have HIV n start and stay on HIV treatment, get the vis down to an untectable level (bee virally supprsed), live long and healthy liv, and prevent sexual transmissn to others.
CDC TIMAT 1.7 LN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FACE HIGHT RISK OM MONKEYPOX
The CDC said gay men who are HIV posive or who are takg medic to rce their chance of ntractg HIV face the greatt risk om monkeypox. * gay cdc *
This goal n only be achieved by dramatilly rcg new HIV fectns among the most affected groups, cludg Black/Ain Amerin and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men, and expandg and stag vtments HIV servic. There are ongog racial/ethnic differenc knowledge of stat and HIV preventn and treatment out among gay and bisexual men. About 20% of Hispanic/Lato, 17% of Black/Ain Amerin, and 10% of Whe gay and bisexual men are unaware of their HIV statexternal in.
CDC OFFICIALS SOUND ALARM FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AS MONKEYPOX SPREADS MUNY
This pamphlet discs how health re provirs n promote the health of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex (LGBTI) patients by creatg a welg clil environment for all patients. This entails examg their practic, offic, polici, and staff trag for ways to improve the environment and treatment of LGBTI patients. The pamphlet also suggts * gay cdc *
Among gay and bisexual men who uld benef om PrEP, only 27% of Black/Ain Amerin, 31% of Hispanic/Lato, and 42% of Whe gay and bisexual men reported g PrEP 2017.
CDC RELEAS REPORT CONFIRMG LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE AT GREATER RISK OF COVID-19 ILLNS, CALLS FOR MORE DATA COLLECTN
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Around 38% of Black/Ain Amerin, 33% of Hispanic/Lato, and 26% of Whe gay and bisexual men wh HIV are not virally supprsexternal in. Black/Ain Amerin and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men experience higher levels of HIV stigmapdf inexternal in, wh sr more than twice the natnal goal. New HIV fectns creased among Whe gay and bisexual men but did not crease among Black/Ain Amerin and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men.
GAY, LBIAN AND BISEXUAL ADULTS AT GREATER RISK OM COVID-19
CDC: The chance of ntractg severe COVID-19 is greater among Amerin adults who intify as gay, lbian or bisexual than among heterosexuals. * gay cdc *
High levels of HIV stigma—negative attus and beliefs about people wh HIV—make gay and bisexual men ls likely to get tted, e preventn servic like PrEP, receive re, and be virally supprsed. Differenc knowledge of HIV stat, PrEP age, treatment adherence, and viral supprsn for those wh HIV ntue to exist among gay and bisexual men. Innovative and culturally rponsive strategi that addrs gay and bisexual men’s needs n rce barriers that keep men om knowg their HIV stat and receivg HIV preventn and treatment servic.
Implementg programs to give HIV self-ttg ks to gay and bisexual men who may not have accs to -person ttg servic. Adaptg Ryan Whe Programexternal in service mols to other settgs where prehensive re and other support servic are provid to gay and bisexual men wh HIV.
Makg PrEP more available, pecially for Black/Ain Amerin and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men, so that everyone who may benef om n get . Engagg gay and bisexual men HIV re (a stat-ntral approach) to rce stigma and racial barriers and help men receive HIV servic regardls of their stat. Addrsg the root that drive equaly, cludg systemic racism, stigma, discrimatn, homophobia, poverty, homelsns, and unequal accs to re and preventn servic.
NEW HIV FECTNS ARE TRENDG DOWN THE US, PECIALLY AMONG YOUNG GAY MEN, CDC TIMAT
New HIV fectns the Uned Stat have dropped recent years, driven largely by creas among young gay and bisexual men, acrdg to a new report om the US Centers for Disease Control and Preventn. * gay cdc *
Addrsg HIV service equi by race, sexual orientatn, and socenomic stat and tailorg strategi to meet the needs of lol muni and reach the most affected groups, pecially Black/Ain Amerin and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men, n help end the HIV epimic. Rce barriers and missed opportuni to tt gay and bisexual men a variety of settgs.
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men. * gay cdc *
Tt sexually active gay and bisexual men at least once a year. Some gay and bisexual men may benef om more equent ttg (every 3 to 6 months).
Expand the e of HIV self-tts for gay and bisexual men. Talk to all gay and bisexual men about the benefs of g PrEP to prevent HIV.
HIV AND GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: WHAT CDC IS DOG
Lk gay and bisexual men diagnosed wh HIV immediately to re and treatment.
Help gay and bisexual men wh HIV stay re and take their medice as to those wh HIV about any problems they have takg HIV medice. Gay and bisexual men n take the followg steps to rce their risk of HIV fectn:.
The speed of the vtigatn — and the exceptnal participatn om the mostly gay men volved the outbreak — helped the CDC learn new rmatn about the lta variant.