For the first time four s, gay and bisexual men will be allowed to donate blood Utah. Durg a prs nference Wednday afternoon, ARUP Blood Ser
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- GAY, BISEXUAL MEN UTAH N GIVE BLOOD UNR PANY’S LOOSENED RTRICTNS
- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
GAY, BISEXUAL MEN UTAH N GIVE BLOOD UNR PANY’S LOOSENED RTRICTNS
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For the first time four s, gay and bisexual men will be allowed to donate blood Utah.
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
* healthcare and the gay community *
Durg a prs nference Wednday afternoon, ARUP Blood Servic ma the announcement, makg the first donor center the state to accept donatns om the gay muny. “The are excg chang to the guil that have historilly impacted gay and bisexual men for four s. It n be difficult to quantify the exact lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr healthissu bee most state and natnal surveys don’t llect rmatn about sexual orientatn and genr inty.
Gay and bisexual men the LGBTQ muny may be met wh social stigma and negative attus that disurage them om seekg ttg and treatment. Over 26, 000 gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh menwere newly diagnosed wh HIV fectns 2015, acuntg for the last portn of the more than one ln people the US livg wh the disease. In the Uned Stat, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (MSM) are most affected by the human immunoficiency vis (HIV).
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
Adolcent and adult gay and bisexual men ma up 68% of new HIV diagnos the Uned Stat 2018.
Gay and bisexual men are also at a higher risk for other STIs than others. Gay, bisexual, and MSM are 20 tim more likely than heterosexual men to velop anal ncer.
5% of lbian, gay, and bisexual adults smoked. Rearch has found that people who intify as lbian or gay are more than twice as likely as people who intify as heterosexual to abe alhol or tobac.
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
The Diagnostic and Statistil Manual of Mental Disorrs (DSM), which helps diagnose mental health ndns, listed "homosexualy" as a disorr until 1973. However, gay men are ls likely to be overweight or obe than straight men. "In parison to their straight peers, LGBTQ+ dividuals experience unique strsors such as bullyg, harassment, fear of rejectn, ternalized homophobia, body image distrs, barriers to accsg medil and mental health treatment, and vlence, " Sydney Brour-Johnson, PhD, senr director for clil servic at the Veras Collaborative Dunwoody, Ga., told Health.
Rearch has found that lbian, gay, and bisexual adults have a higher risk of heart disease and other rdiac problems than others.
Lbian, gay, and bisexual adults may be more likely to smoke and have poorly ntrolled blood sugar, both of which ntribute to heart disease.