Men who have sex with men is the primary way HIV/AIDS is spread. Although less than 14% of the population, blacks (men and women) have 44% of the new infections. New HIV infections among 13-24 year olds increased 22% from 2008 to 2010, and half of those were African American. If the gay black or bi-sexual man is afraid to go to the doctor/clinic and continues to risk his life and the lives of the men and women he is having sex with, then who is being homophobic? The black man with the disease, that’s who. That excuse might have been good 20-30 years ago, but not in 2013. Stop blaming others in society for their unwillingness to be healthy, chaste and faithful to their partners. If they don’t think enough of themselves and their boyfriends or casual sex partners, why is the CDC (the government) expecting others to? The increase from 2008 to 2010 shows young men are being careless with the hard earned truths of the 70s and 80s.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/HIVFactSheets/TodaysEpidemic-508.pdf
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