What's behd the higher rat of fectn among gay men? Dr. David bunks myths and explas why some groups are and areas are more affected by HIV/AIDS than others.
Contents:
- HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- HIV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S.
- IS AIDS A “GAY” DISEASE?
- AIDS: STILL A GAY DISEASE AMERI
- GAY AS AIDS
- WHY ARE GAY MEN MORE AT RISK FOR HIV?
- HIV IS A STORY FIRST WRTEN ON THE BODI OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
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 e a aids *
Gay and bisexual men n take the followg steps to rce their risk of HIV fectn:.
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.
HIV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S.
Gay and bisexual men are more severely affected by HIV than any other group the Uned Stat (US). * gay e a aids *
New HIV fectns cled among gay and bisexual men the last , but HIV ntu to disproportnately affect gay and bisexual men relative to other muni the U. Progrs rcg new HIV fectns among gay and bisexual men has also not been equal, wh differenc by race, ethnicy, and age.
Factors that fluence health out—cludg HIV-related stigma, homophobia, racism, discrimatn, poverty, limed accs to high-qualy health re, and other longstandg barriers—have ntributed to the unequal reach of HIV preventn and treatment; higher levels of HIV some muni; and ntued equi. Addnally, 2020, 49% fewer HIV tts were admistered among gay and bisexual men non-healthre settgs than 2019. Wh effective preventn and treatment tools at our disposal, the natn has a s--the-makg opportuny to end the domtic HIV epimic and elimate dispari HIV preventn and re among gay and bisexual men and other populatns disproportnately affected by HIV.
IS AIDS A “GAY” DISEASE?
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Almost all of the major homophile groups ed to tell that HIV/AIDS is not a “gay” disease.
AIDS: STILL A GAY DISEASE AMERI
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They claimed that should not be associated wh homosexualy any way, shape or form bee this allegedly led to the “stigmatizg and spegoatg” of homosexuals. This assertn was an sential ponent of the refully-engeered mpaign tend to nvce that homosexualy is jt as healthy as heterosexualy.
GAY AS AIDS
Dpe overall progrs rcg new fectns among gay and bisexual men, the HIV epimic ntued and was more severe among Black or Ain Amerin (hereafter referred to as Black) and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men the leadg up to the feral Endg the HIV Epimic the U.S. (EHE) iative, which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic lnched 2019. * gay e a aids *
But as evince piled up, the allegatn that homosexualy and HIV/AIDS were unrelated was no longer fensible, and those who nied the nnectn were creasgly perceived as disnnected om realy. Eventually, even the lears of the homophile movement had to publicly acknowledge the nnectn.
WHY ARE GAY MEN MORE AT RISK FOR HIV?
For example, Matt Foreman, former Director of the Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force, admted:. Internally, when the numbers e out, the “tablished” gay muny seems to have a llective shg as if this isn’t our problem.
HIV IS A STORY FIRST WRTEN ON THE BODI OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
Folks, wh 70 percent of the people this untry livg wh HIV beg gay or bi, we nnot ny that HIV is a gay disease. In a sense, the homosexual “special rights” movement is actually perpetuatg this awful disease wh s actns and attus. 70% of all new s of HIV still occur homosexual and bisexual men.