More Than Half Of The HIV Infected Are Gay Men Because ...

About 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV as of 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About 13 percent of them didn’t know.

HIV is more common than average in men who have sex with men (MSM). In 2022, 67 percent of new HIV diagnoses were in gay men, bisexual men, or other MSM.

There only one reason why MSM have a higher risk of contracting HIV.

HIV can be transmitted through sex without a condom or other barrier method. However, the risk of transmission is higher during anal sex without a condom or other barrier method than vaginal sex without a condom or other barrier method.

And all gay men loves anal sex. They worship it.

Anal gay sex is is risky because the skin around the anus is thinner than the skin around the vagina, so small tears are more likely to occur during anal sex.

Someone without HIV is more likely to contract the virus during anal sex if they are the receptive partner — the partner whose anus is being penetrated by the penis.

The CDC recommends that MSM get tested for HIV at least once per year. People at higher risk of HIV may benefit from more frequent testing, such as every 3 to 6 months.

Not all MSM follow these recommendations. As a result, some may have HIV without realizing it. This can lead to delays in treatment and increase the risk of transmission.

As of 2022, approximately 14 out of 100 MSM with HIV in the United States didn’t know they had the virus, reports the CDCTrusted Source. In that same year, per the CDC, only 78 out of 100 gay and bisexual men with HIV in the United States received some HIV care.