The Health Risks of Gay Sex

Contents:

• 5 THGS STRAIGHT PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT GAY SEX
• GAYS VS. STRAIGHTS: ANY DIFFERENC SEXUAL SATISFACTN?
• THE HEALTH RISKS OF GAY SEX
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

5 THGS STRAIGHT PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT GAY SEX

Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff.

However, there are some specific health ncerns that gay men and other men who have sex wh men need to be aware of. Gay men also are more likely to have body image problems and eatg disorrs, such as anorexia and bulimia, than are other men. Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc.

And rearch has shown that gay men and other men who have sex wh men experience timate partner vlence at a higher rate than do other men.

GAYS VS. STRAIGHTS: ANY DIFFERENC SEXUAL SATISFACTN?

A lack of shelters and other facili equipped to offer gay men a safe, supportive place to get help also may make dntg to seek re.

Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re. Gay people general are much more well-versed heterosexual sexual practic due to the tnal and cultural bias toward straight people this area.

THE HEALTH RISKS OF GAY SEX

It’s worth notg that I am speakg om the perspective of a gay man, not the entire LGBTQ muny, and I aim to enlighten members of the straight muny on how gay men prepare, engage and enjoy sex between ourselv. Our heterosexual iends might assume that gay sex is fairly straightforward when to posns and preferenc the bedroom, but this is not the se. When to anal sex you may have heard the terms top and bottom: a top is a term ed to scribe a gay man whose preference is to act as the sertive sexual partner, whereas a bottom is a gay man who prefers to act as the receptive partner.

Many people both the heterosexual and homosexual muni are rigned to the supposed fact that anal sex is paful.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

I’m sure that for many straight people the first thg that sprgs to md when asked about gay sex is anal, and there is a misnceptn that every gay man tak part and enjoys anal sex. This might lead straight people to wonr if a gay person who don’t enjoy anal sex n fully enjoy a sexual experience wh other gay people, and the answer is of urse y, they n. Sexual enjoyment n be experienced many forms, such as oral, and still lead to a satisfyg sex life for a gay man.

(Picture: Mmuff for)Referrg to sex the homosexual muny as ‘gay sex’ is ed to differentiate sexual activy between heterosexual and gay people.

This label n perpetuate the sometim damagg ia that gay sex is a somehow foreign or unual activy, but ’s worth notg that to gay people, gay sex is simply jt sex.

Gay people enjoy the same timate pleasur sex has to offer and are turned on by the excement and physily wh our sexual partners the same way straight people are. There really is no difference between straight and gay sex bis the fact we are havg sex wh people of the same genr.

This might make the whole nversatn about gay sex among straight people seem a lot ls tertg, but ’s the tth. Most lleg have cracked down on hazg, and while I'm sure there are plenty of aterni that still "torture" pledg wh homoerotic ruals and acts (that ironilly reaffirms their masculy, straightns, and whens), I don't thk all ats are a gay breedg ground the way they're portrayed porn.