Comments on: HIV/AIDS in the Gay Community

By: Jaft

Jaft — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:01:03 +0000

Somewhat off topic, but, using your estimate of gay/bi men and women and the U. S. census of people in America, there are about 3 gay/bi people for every 100 general people. I always knew Kinsey was off but that’s a jump from the old 1 out of 10 statistic.

On topic now, great article. It’s good to have concise data in one place. Well done.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:19:57 +0000

Recalculating using revised numbers yields a slighly lower estimate of infected persons. The report yielded a slightly lower increase than rumor had predicted and our calculations also adjust for deaths.

Infected gay/bisexual men – 11.7%

Infected gay/bisexual persons – 5.7%

I’m going to wait slightly to see whethere the CDC makes further revisions to total estimations of HIV infections before I revise the page.

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Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:40:58 +0000

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By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:34:05 +0000

tristram,

Yes. Thank you.

By: tristram

tristram — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:30:48 +0000

Tim – you don’t have to post this – but I think you might want to revisit this sentence:

“And last month we spent considerable time trying to educate Insure.com’s Robert Bland that HIV has not reduced the mortality rate of gay men by 20 years.”

maybe ‘has not reduced the average life span of gay men’?

or something. A reduced mortality rate would be a good thing, I think.

By: JJ in Chicago

JJ in Chicago — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:49:46 +0000

I would like to nominate Regina Griggs for a LaBarbera Award.

By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:48:42 +0000

I have been a part of the Black Women’s Health Study for about twelve years. More intensely since my lupus was diagnosed eight years ago.

Most often among black women, we might have the same range of women’s cancers as most women across racial lines, but black women die from them in greater numbers. The life expectency of a black woman is still nearly six years shorter than her white counterpart.

The obesity, high bp and diabetes rates are soaring among black women and have steadily, and although preventable, obesity plagues 45% of black women. Even Oprah.

As for STD’s and HIV, it’s a scarier percentage than even gay men, especially white gay men. Who fare better than their black and Latino counterparts.

And even though women have less fatal car accidents, would men consider not driving?

For all the medical and health related numbers out there: it’s no excuse to deny anyone the choice to live in affirming and life lengthening institutions like marriage and to live openly in gainful employment.

I have health problems that threaten my life and comfort every day, MILLIONS of us do… which his why…to use that as an excuse to deny ME or anyone else marriage, considering our dependence on spousal medical insurance, could be life threatening as well.

Sometimes the anti gay truly have the narrowest of tunnel vision. When they are talking about anyone with the potential for medical problems, they are talking about just about ALL of us, and just about anyone.

By: Steve Krotz

Steve Krotz — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:36:12 +0000

First, let me commend you on a very helpful and informative piece. That, along with its companion page “The Prevalence of HIV in the Gay Community” will make excellent reference material for future postings and discussions.

Second, by apparent coincidence (although I don’t really believe in coincidences), I just put up a post on my blog about the seeming indifference of our government to some very alarming statistics about HIV/AIDS in the black community. An article on 365gay Blog by James Withers caught my attention and I felt that what he said was important enough to do a piece on myself and increase the exposure of this troubling situation.

Thanks again for some really great, in depth, journalistic reporting.

My blog “DesertGaySpeak” is at: http://desertspeak.blogspot.com/