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Contents:

• 1 4 GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN SHOULD TAKE HIV PREVENTN PILL: CDC
• STUDY: AIDS PILL HELPS GAY MEN AVOID HIV INFECTN
• SEX HTLG, JECTN DG E, AND NON-GAY INTIFITN BY MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN. ASSOCIATNS WH HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVRS AND NDOM E
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS

1 4 GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN SHOULD TAKE HIV PREVENTN PILL: CDC

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STUDY: AIDS PILL HELPS GAY MEN AVOID HIV INFECTN

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SEX HTLG, JECTN DG E, AND NON-GAY INTIFITN BY MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN. ASSOCIATNS WH HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVRS AND NDOM E

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ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Jt like all other men, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men need to know how to protect their health throughout their life. However, pared to other men, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men are addnally affected by:. There are many reasons why gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men may have higher rat of HIV and STDs.

Prevalence of HIV among sexual partners of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men is 40 tim that of sexual partners of heterosexual men;. Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men on average have a greater number of lifetime sexual partners. Homophobia;.

In fact, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men make up more than half of the people livg wh HIV the Uned Stat and experience two thirds of all new HIV fectns each year. Further, young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men 13-24 had over 72% of the timated new HIV fectns 2010. In 2012, 75% of reported syphilis s were among gay and bisexual men.

UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS

The large percentage of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men who have HIV and STDs means that, as a group, they have a higher chance of beg exposed to the diseas. Most gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men get HIV by havg anal sex, which is the riskit type of sex for gettg or spreadg HIV. Which tts are remend to help ensure the sexual health of gay and bisexual men?

All sexually active gay and bisexual men should be tted regularly for STDs. CDC remends sexually active gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men tt for:. CDC’s Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Health Servic page has rourc that n help you fd health re provirs that are skilled providg health servic to gay and bisexual men.