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Why did gay men get aids first?
AIDS is believed to have entered the human population sometime in the early 20th Century, but it didn't become an epidemic among gay men until about 1980.
Do all gay men have aids?
No. Only a minority of gay men have AIDS.
Is Essex hemphill gay?
He is now deceased, but yes he was gay. He is known for his activism for equality and rights for gay men. His poetry addresses the sexual objectification of black men in white culture, relationships among gay black men and non gay black men, HIV/AIDS in the black community and the meaning of family.
Do most gay people have aids?
Only a minority of gay people have AIDS. AIDS is a disease EVERYONE has to worry about. AIDS is NOT a gay disease. Women can pass it on to women, men can give it to women, men can give it to men. Sex is NOT the only way to transmit the disease. It doesn't matter if you're straight, gay, bi, lesbian, transgendered, WHATEVER. YOU are still at risk for AIDS.
What has the author Paul Monette written?
Paul Monette has written: 'Lightfall' -- subject(s): Fiction, Gay men 'Becoming a man' -- subject(s): Gay men, Biography 'No witnesses' -- subject(s): Gay men, Poetry 'Afterlife' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease), Fiction, Gay men, Loss (Psychology), Patients 'The carpenter at the asylum' -- subject(s): Gay men, Poetry 'Love alone' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease), Gay men, Patients, Poetry 'Halfway home' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease), Brothers, Fiction, Gay men, Patients
Is rimming among men considered a gay act?
Yes, it is; however, it is not practiced by all gay men.
Do only gay men get aids fact or myth?
This is a complete myth.
Is hetersexual men the largest group to be effected with HIV?
No; the group most affected by AIDS are gay men and bisexual men.
Can gay men get aids faster than not gay people?
Gay people are said to get AIDS faster than straight people because they are thought to change sexual partners more often; so a gay person can get aids as easily as a straight person if they change sexual partners with same frequency.
What has the author Ann Silversides written?
Ann Silversides has written: 'AIDS activist' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease), Biography, Gay men, Political aspects of AIDS (Disease)
Does circumcision help prevent the spread of AIDS?
No. as a mater of fact aids is higher among circumcised men (especialy in the US then among men that are intact. thougbthis is more likely a result of lifestyle factors then the actual state of the circumcised penis.
Can white gay people get aids?
AIDS is a diagnosis given to people with advanced HIV infection, not a contagious disease. White gay men are infected with HIV at alarming rates, many times that of the general population. Men who have sex with men are the highest risk population for HIV infection in the United States.
