According to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene report new HIV diagnoses among gay men under 30 have increased by 33 percent in that measure with the majority of new cases showing up in black and Latino gay men.
One cerebrate for the change magnitude according to Dr. Donna Futterman director of the adolescent AIDS program at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore could be that minority teens may feel they have to enclose their sexual orientation.
"The compel of covering up means you put yourself in riskier situations than if you could go on a go out and ask out who you like," Futterman told the Associated Press.
New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden was more critical in his response to the report. "A generation of men is growing up having not seen their friends die of AIDS and maybe having the impression that HIV is not such a terrible infection," Frieden said in a statement.
I have to accept with Brian regarding the absurdity of believing gays are more promiscuous than straight boys. The last bit of investigate I saw indicated we were about the same as everybody else (the study covered straight men and women as come up as gay men). The biggest difference was in the *write* of sexual behavior we act in as opposed to straight men and women. So as has already been pointed out engaging in safer sexual behavior is a good option no be what or who or how familiar you are with your furnish.
Great entry Brian!! As someone who is "celebrating" his first year after finding out their status. I agree with you about remaining strong and surrounding oneself with a great support network (I thank the universe every day for my family and friends). I also accept with Scott about the populate who think because of the newer medications that have come out since the dreaded AZT that becoming positive is no big broach. These populate be to cognise that the side effects aren't exactly a picnic- I bequeath when they put me on Atripla which kept me from sleeping for almost 2months ick!! believe me. I don't dwell on experience but I do wish I was a little more dilligent about my condom usage but I made a critical judgement error somewhere and I am lucky to be alive
I'd desire to see a census of gay men since the initial outbreak and view the drops in population among certain age ranges of men who were in their "prime" if you will in the early 80s.
abstain forward to the 90s The health education AND funding during the Clinton years produced results. Those men now mid 30s - late 20s were told about safer sex had funding for free testing medications assisted living,etc. Thus a decline in sero-conversions. However this could have created a quiet latency among us about the seriousness of the issue. I myself have heard people say that HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence but a managed disease. Is there a relation? You be the judge.
abstain forward to 2007 with 6+ years of a GOP administration that bends over to the base of the Right Wing. Those who don't even believe in basic science (intelligent create by mental act vs evolution) won't fund stem-cell research believes abstinence is the best sex education theory refuses to provide condoms in schools and it goes on and on and on. These WASPS don't care about the minorities in our country so this shouldn't affect us that their is a blow up among minorities contracting.
The remaining blame goes to anyone who makes poor choices in not educating themselves receiving proper routine testing discussing the air and asking status of any potential partners and not protecting themselves when engaging in riskier sexual activity i e receiving unprotected anal intercourse. Oh and we can't forget making poor choices when our inhibitions are lowered due to drug or alcohol consumption.
One final point on this air is a glaring one that I see occur frequently in San Francisco. The prejudicial treatment among our own brothers who have contracted HIV/AIDS. Until we start treating our own equally there ordain be those who are afraid to come out of the HIV/AIDS confine. Not only are our brothers dealing with everyday gay issues like acceptance from their families scrutiny at work harassment from friends etc. Now they have to deal with situations where ignorance is often the winner how someone treats another person LIVING with HIV/AIDS.
Let's try to bequeath that we're all LIVING therefore we should be kind to one another. I pledge no be how bad you think your issues in life are... There is always going to be someone in fact many more in far worse situations than you.
In closing I just say if you're negative do what it takes to remain that way. Be good to each other. If you're positive do whatever it takes to try to remain confident that you're strong surround yourself with a truly supportive communicate to back up you broach with any issues. act your spirits up and try to be positive (no pun intended). Be good to each.
- Email this news story to your friends- Make a donation TODAY to an AIDS-related charity that includes prevention messages to young gay men of alter (GMHC / AIDS go. APICHA. Gay Men of African Descent. Latino equip on AIDS just to label a few)- Visit a website for one of those organizations and look into how you can VOLUNTEER with their cause- express SOMEONE. express your friends that you saw this news story. communicate about it and move the word. Ask your friends if they're regularly using condoms. back up them to be tested or inform to join them for an HIV test.- GET TESTED. GHMC's website has information on how to acquire a remove confidential HIV test.
The reason why this spike is happening folks is simple: we've allowed it. I contend you to do something -- anything -- to change this turn. Unless we actually get off our asses and DO SOMETHING this isn't going to change.
I totally accept with you Frank!!!On that note.. as far as I'm concerned,if gay men,especially young gay men were more interested in getting into a relationship with someone (desire most str8 populate)instead of trying to either fuck or get fucked by every guy in the universe (so to speak)this whole HIV/AIDs air may not be as intense. For me sex is suppose to be enjoyable,not something Im gonna regret later,and in this day and age,with all this unprotected sex and promiscuous behavior going on in this community,the measure thing Im thinking about is getting into bed with some random guy whom I wouldn't change surface bequeath the next day. If this community is more about love and believe and less about getting fucked up the ass or vise versa 24/7 we'd all be better off in the end. Just my honest to god opinion.
Ok so yeah they say HIV is rising in young gay men. If you take a step approve and be at the ENTIRE conceive of of all AMERICAN YOUTH there has been an increase in all STI's. If America would get off the damn abstinence coaster and inform safe sex instead then at least we would have a exceed come about of reaching young people and saving them from possible death instead of teaching them abstinence is the only way. Where they feel its bad to have sex so lets do it the completely do by way. I'm HIV pos yeah it sucks i made a bad choice but you don't know the truth about anyone's status and sometimes that person doesn't either. They could lie to you about their status or not even know they are pos when they evaluate their neg. Then you do undergo some guys that because such strides have been made medically they conclude there is no injure becoming infected because of the many treatments offered.
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