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CDC: Gay men make up only 2% of US, but 63% of all new AIDS cases
LifeSiteNews ^ | 10/1/14 | Kirsten Andersen

Posted on 10/03/2014 8:36:08 AM PDT by wagglebee

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a new report that highlights the potentially lethal dangers of anal sex.

In their most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the health agency said that while men with same-sex attraction make up only 2 percent of the total population, they accounted for 63 percent of all newly-diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in 2010.  More than half of all AIDS-sufferers in the U.S. are homosexual, and most of them contracted it by engaging in anal sex.

“Most gay and bisexual men acquire HIV through anal sex, which is the riskiest type of sex for getting or transmitting HIV,” the CDC wrote in the September 26 report, which was released to coincide with “National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day” on September 27.

Based on recent studies, the CDC estimates that about 18 percent of all homosexual men are infected with HIV.  Chillingly, more than a third of those infected don’t realize they have the lethal virus, making them much more likely to pass it on to others by failing to take safety precautions.  The rampant promiscuity in the gay community only makes matters worse, according to the CDC.

“Having more sex partners compared to other men means gay and bisexual men have more opportunities to have sex with someone who can transmit HIV or another STD,” the CDC says.  “Similarly, among gay men, those who have more partners are more likely to acquire HIV.”

The CDC report comes on the heels of a September 23 report (PDF) by Public Health England revealing similar problems in the United Kingdom.  One out of every 34 gay men in the U.K. is HIV positive, and in London, the number rises to one-in-twelve.  Anal sex is responsible for more than half of all newly diagnosed HIV cases in the U.K. each year, although gays make up only 2 percent of the population there, as well.

“[Gay men] report high levels of risky sexual behaviour, including higher numbers of sexual partners and unprotected anal intercourse (UAI),” the report read.  “This is despite the majority being reached by HIV prevention activity and having access to condoms.”

Condom use isn’t a magic bullet against HIV infection, either.  Because sodomy is inherently rougher than normal sex, condoms frequently break.  A recent study out of Thailand found that even with 100 percent condom use, one out of every five gay men contracted HIV within five years of their first act of anal sex.

HIV is not the only lethal danger to which anal sex can lead.  Anal cancer is another deadly risk.  According to the CDC, men who engage in sodomy are 17 times more likely to contract anal cancer, which kills about 40 percent of its victims within five years.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aids; cancer; homosexualagenda; riskybehavior
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To: Obadiah
Actually, it would be like wiping someone else’s bum with your hand and then placing your finger in your nose.

Wow, that is disgusting. But, hey, let's celebrate!

Sheesh.

21 posted on 10/03/2014 9:04:53 AM PDT by Obadiah (None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: Drew68
Three billion dollars a year to find a cure for a disease that is almost 100% spread by lifestyle choices.

Exactly. There are a few people who contract it because of unfaithful spouses, but that's about it.

22 posted on 10/03/2014 9:05:37 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee

Alas, I had such hopes back in the early-mid 80’s.


23 posted on 10/03/2014 9:10:17 AM PDT by x1stcav (Leftism is like rust. It corrodes twenty-four hous a day.)
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To: El Cid

I recently looked at the CDC or NIH websites during the Michael $cam ob$e$$ion, and the info I remember was

50,000 new infections annually (the latest year)

40,000 M2M sex

My math tells me that is 80%

Also, a disproportionate % of was males in the 18-20s or so demographics.

So the youngest, the most gullible and vulnerable, make up a high % of cases. Even with the drugs regimen, their systems will take a beating, diminished to fight related or other diseases later in life, at considerable costs all the way around.


24 posted on 10/03/2014 9:10:33 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (STOP flights and immigration from HOT Zones . . .NOW)
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To: wagglebee

And Obamacare is worried about the cost of treating smokers...


25 posted on 10/03/2014 9:19:11 AM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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To: wagglebee

Doesn’t surprise me 1 bit...the media and Hollywood like to portray the homosexual lifestyle as being happy and safe, anyone who knows anything about the health and psychological effects of this lifestyle know better.


26 posted on 10/03/2014 9:33:27 AM PDT by erod
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To: wagglebee
Gay men make up only 2% of US, but 63% of all new AIDS cases

It certainly has nothing to do with men frolicking in each other's feces. It must be the hand of Reagan reaching from the grave to spread "hate."

27 posted on 10/03/2014 9:38:57 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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To: wagglebee
Gay men make up only 2% of US, but 63% of all new AIDS cases the so-called "entertainment" industry.
28 posted on 10/03/2014 9:39:00 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: annieokie
This report on AIDS is SO YESTERDAY........we are now into bigger problems, like say "EBOLA".

Although it sounds cruel, AIDs was probably the first time in the history of mankind where those with known contagious diseases were not quarantined from the main population. This Political Correctness mindset (where it is better to die than to be accused of being intolerant) spills over onto the Ebola, and Obamaflu (or whatever bugs are coming across the open borders) front where we let any diseased person to enter the Country. The idea of not allowing flights from West Africa to enter into the United States is verboten.

29 posted on 10/03/2014 9:53:28 AM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: wagglebee

My guess is that it is even higher than 63% but some of the men are too embarrassed to admit they let another man do that to them.


30 posted on 10/03/2014 10:16:40 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Abathar
You are probably correct.

I would also imagine that most of the women (aside from prostitutes and others who engage in risky practices) who contract HIV/AIDS do so because their husband/boyfriend is secretly bisexual.

31 posted on 10/03/2014 10:29:04 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: El Cid

Our blood supply is safe from those who were stationed in Europe 1980-1990. I was in Germany 1981-83 & the Red Cross still tells me to get lost, I may be carrying Mad Cow disease.

But diseased faggies demand their `right to donate’. Disgusting!


32 posted on 10/03/2014 10:32:52 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: wagglebee

Homo-cide.


33 posted on 10/03/2014 11:38:02 AM PDT by lurk
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To: ElkGroveDan
"Reagan"

One thing guaranteed to make my blood pressure rise is when I hear homos blaming Reagan for the AIDS epidemic. The spread of the disease is all on the homos.

34 posted on 10/03/2014 5:50:32 PM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: wagglebee

I remember reading the World Alamanac stats for AIDS transmission, and I was like, well yes it is a disease that for whatever reason infected I believe, 60 percent MSMs, I couldn’t take hardly any so-called AIDS strawman published or spoken by some lib seriously ever since.


35 posted on 10/04/2014 1:57:18 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: martinidon

Doesn’t that mean that if you are a practicing homosexual man you are far more likely to acquire HIV. 2 percent receiving 63 percent means way more likely to get it.


36 posted on 10/04/2014 1:59:34 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: ElkGroveDan

Reagan was very liberal for his day regarding homosexual rights. The left is full of gullible fools and stereotypical bs.


37 posted on 10/04/2014 2:02:22 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: wagglebee

They didn’t account for the Obama PC Factor, it’s probably 93% then.


38 posted on 10/05/2014 4:33:47 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: wagglebee

Come on everybody we’ve got quilting to do.


39 posted on 10/05/2014 4:37:01 PM PDT by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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To: wagglebee

Yep, supporting coprophilic behavior to vector diseases to innocent people, many of which are young boys, trumps public health once again.


40 posted on 10/06/2014 6:44:34 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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