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Contents:

• HIV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S.
• R.I.P. STEPHEN PIETERS, A GAY MISTER WH AIDS INTERVIEWED BY TAMMY FAYE BAKKER
• HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
• DO ALL GAY PEOPLE HAVE AIDS?
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. PRO LEAGUE TO E OUT AS GAY
• I AM GAY: 5 THGS I FEAR

HIV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S.

Gay and bisexual men n take the followg steps to rce their risk of HIV fectn:.

R.I.P. STEPHEN PIETERS, A GAY MISTER WH AIDS INTERVIEWED BY TAMMY FAYE BAKKER

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.

HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men are disproportnately affected by HIV. Racism, discrimatn, HIV stigma, and homophobia affect the overall health of some gay and bisexual men.

Addnally, lower e levels and higher rat of unemployment and rceratn may make harr for some gay and bisexual men to seek and receive high-qualy health re, cludg HIV ttg, treatment, and other preventn servic. Most gay and bisexual men get HIV om havg anal sex whout g ndoms or medic to prevent or treat HIV. If you’re a sexually active gay or bisexual man, you may benef om more equent ttg (every 3 to 6 months).

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS

My two tths and a lie is "I am gay. Read rpons to myths that 'HIV is a gay disease' or a 'ath sentence, ' and fd other important rmatn about gettg tted.

DO ALL GAY PEOPLE HAVE AIDS?

MYTH: “HIV is a ‘gay’ or ‘LGBT’ disease. Callg HIV a “gay” or “LGBTQ” disease is medilly unte and only serv to perpetuate harmful stereotyp about people livg wh HIV and members of the LGBT muny.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. PRO LEAGUE TO E OUT AS GAY

Acrdg to the latt timat, 68 percent of new HIV transmissns among gay and bisexual men occur the ntext of a primary relatnship (e. The Reverend Stephen Pieters, the openly gay mister wh AIDS who ma natnal headl 1985 when he appeared on Tammy Faye Bakker’s evangelil TV show, died July 8, 2023, Los Angel. ) The segment marked a groundbreakg moment the early years of the HIV epimic, puttg a face to a disease—and to homosexualy—that most Amerins, pecially nservative Christians, feared and misunrstood.

“It really rocked the nservative Christian muny and kd of rocked the gay and lbian muny as well, ” Pieters said.

I AM GAY: 5 THGS I FEAR

But his ndn stabilized, and he was able to jo the Gay Men’s Chos of Los Angel and ntue his misterial work. This terview and now this film is what I’m gog to be remembered for, not that I survived AIDS or was a director of AIDS mistri but that I was that gay pastor wh AIDS who did that terview.

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