A week or so ago there was a discussion about how gays were sick of hets chiming in about safe sex, saying that it was insulting to the gay community who would be insane to practice unsafe sex, and who are we to keep reminding them, and soforth.
Then I saw this article on ABCNEWS.COM.
In part, it says: "A study of young gay and bisexual men in major U.S. cities found that more than three-quarters of those infected with HIV were unaware they had the AIDS virus.
The finding, presented Monday during the first day of scientific sessions at the 14th International AIDS Conference in Spain, is a worrying sign that the epidemic could be in danger of accelerating again in the United States.
The study indicated that ignorance of infection among HIV positive gay and bisexual men was twice as common as previous estimates, which were based on HIV tests results of people entering the military or jobs that require screening."
Just wondering what the gays on the SDMB think about this statistic. Is it inflated? Do you have young gay friends that are testing positive? This is not intended to be inflammatory or prejudicial in any way. I just got a completely different picture from the thread than what I’m getting from this article. I’d like to hear input from both the gay and straight folks. Many thanks.