You are aware that the CDC category you refer to is MSM, men who have sex with men, and is very intentionally NOT defined as homosexual men, as the two terms are not synonymous.
They are typical of homosexual male sex. Men having sex with men that are NOT homosexual would be an extreme exception to the rule.
CT -
Good lord, then stop calling it "homosexual sex" and just call it what it is, "unprotected anal sex". It is like you want to pretend that unprotected anal sex is synonymous with "homosexual sex".
Unprotected anal sex IS
mostly practiced by gay males age 16 to 30, otherwise their HIV infection rates wouldn't be going up.
Sexual studies have shown that at least 10% of women practice regular anal sex and a much higher percentage have tried it at least once
Maybe, although I might argue with the numbers, but even assuming it's true, their HIV infection rates aren't going up, in either the protected or unprotected categories.
Furthermore, less than half of gay men actually practice anal sex, preferring oral sex or frotting which are statistically far, far less probable to lead to HIV transmission.
How could you possibly know that less than half of gay ne do not practice anal sex?
So given that women engage in anal sex and not all gay men engage in anal sex it is unfair and dishonest of you to characterize this debate with the insinuation that unprotected anal sex is synonymous with "homosexual sex".
Nonesense.. I thought you were a critical thinker, CT? You're attempt to refute my argument was laughable and completely ignores the data. In fact your conclusion is antithetical to the data available.
Furthermore, the probability of attaining the virus is reduced when gay men have a committed, monogamous relationship even if they are practicing unprotected anal sex.
Well, sure, but monogamy isn't exactly a staple of the homosexual community, both male and female. You're an example as you've already stated that you no longer have protected sex with your partner, however, you really don't know what he's doing, and since if he does by chance sway even for a moment his chances of getting the bug is dramatically more than if a heterosexual man or woman sways. Therefore, If I were you, I'd be a bit more careful.
You cannot get the virus from a clean partner so two clean gay men who are committed to each other can have all the "homosexual sex" they want with each and they will NEVER have a greater chance of contracting the virus as long as they remain loyal and committed to each other.
Well of course. So why is HIV infection going up in the homosexual community and NOT in the heterosexual community? Heck we have way more in our sample, so one would expect that even as a percentage of incidence that straights would have more cases, but alas, no, it's not even close. Fact is that 65% of all new HIV infections in the USA are from men who have sex with men. You're either ignoring the data and trying to find some justification in your mind, or you do not know how to properly interpret the data, but either way you're very wrong.
These are MEDICAL FACTS which you choose to ignore when you make your OVERGENERALIZED, DISHONEST, and simply WRONG statements that you are hoping to chastise and shame young gay men with when the message should not be "its wrong to be gay because you will get AIDS" but the medically accurate "if you practice unprotected anal sex outside of a committed relationship then you will greatly increase your potential exposure to HIV and potentially contract the disease."
Chastise? Why has the homosexual community resisted mandatory HIV testing within its ranks for so many years and even now in largely infected areas the resisitence is even stronger??? You shouldn't be reprimanded me for bringing the correct message, you should turn your efforts to your own community. You want to eliminate HIV in young gays, then do something about it, but as of now and getting worse, gay men have a statistically poor chance of living past age 50, and even lessof a chance of living to age 74.
You insist on politicizing it, which is not only disingenuous but IRRESPONSIBLE because you are spreading half truths and misinformation.
I'm giving you the unrefutted truth. There's nothing half about it, it is the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It's up to you to do something about it. Maybe a little fear is a good thing in your community. It worked in the 90's when the scare of AIDS was at its high point. Gay men actually became somewhat responsible with the truth, but the past decade and the onset of more effective drugs has spawned a whole new generation of ill informed young gay men.
Tim-
