Gay men across the globe hardest hit by HIV
Washington Blade World News Aug 15 08Gay men across the globe hardest hit by HIV Homophobia a major obstacle to prevention efforts By RYAN LEE Friday, August 15, 2008 Gay and bisexual men have always been at the center of the HIV/AIDS crisis in America, but the global epidemic is typically framed as most affecting heterosexuals in developing nations. Data unveiled last week at the 17th International AIDS Conference show that around the world, men who have sex with men, like their U.S. counterparts, are the group hardest hit by the deadly disease. “One thing that was clear is that men who have sex with men in every country that it has been studied in are 10 to 30 times more likely to have HIV than the general male population,” said Walt Senterfitt, an AIDS activist with the Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project. Full story...
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Washington Blade World News Aug 22 08
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