Friday, December 24, 2010

Why is HIV/AIDS commonly associated with the gay community

Why is HIV/AIDS commonly associated with the gay community?
I've heard about it before, but it wasn't explained. To me, it sounds like it's another ignorant comment by homophobics but i may be wrong. So, is there a real reason?
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered - 8 Answers
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1 :
no..... maybe films like Philadelphia
2 :
We apparently spread it through unprotected sex during the 80's. Of course it came from monkey hunters in Africa. HIV is a monkey related disease, monkey hunters would get infected with it.
3 :
You know why?? cuz its a stereotype............ =.=
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watch "prayers for bobby" on youtube there is a short excerpt from a news bulletin that talks about this
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The year was 1976.Many homosexuals who frequented the local bathhouses in the L.A. & N.Y.C area were seeking medical treatment for some rare ailments.All of these men had the same virus.First called html1 and later identified as hiv.
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IGNORANT BUFFOONS are the problem
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Well, it's definitely not because we hide syringes with them and stab victims mercilessly. -shifty eyes-
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unfortunately there is still a connection between the two. as you can see from the stats HIV is still occurring at a rate of 4.6 times in gay males than it occurs in straight males. Sad, but true. Here's the 2007 stats from the CDC. Transmission Category Estimated # of AIDS Cases, in 2007 and Adolescent Female Total Male-to-male sexual contact 16,749 Injection drug use 3,750 Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 1,664 High-risk heterosexual contact* 4,011 Other** 181 *Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection. ** Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk not reported or not identified.

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