AIDS Epidemic Among the Gay Community

AIDS Epidemic 1

AIDS Epidemic among the Gay Community

Gays or homosexuals are oftentimes criticized in the community because of the so-called morality and /or religious ' issues . They are often misunderstood and degraded since they are perceived as different or deviant . One never knows how it feels like to a gay unless you become one . Nevertheless , the society in general is not acceptant to homosexuals considering that they are also members of the bigger community . Ideally , this marginalized sector also deserves the same respect as straight individuals though the level of

identification and approval of the gay community varies from one nation to another . In fact , many gay figures have emerged , gained popularity , and excelled especially in the entertainment industry and in the field of arts and designing

The health issue on AIDS or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome has been existent for a very long time yet it has remained and maintained its controversy mainly among homosexuals in the American community Maybe because of the rising number of AIDS victims especially among gay men and yet the impacts of endeavors to eradicate , if not minimize , this infectious disease is not that comprehensive or maybe ineffective as of this time . In the United States , HIV infection and AIDS have had a tremendous effect on men who have sex with men (MSM (HIV /AIDS , 2007 para .1 . Many health agencies not only in the United States but all over the world have created programs specifically for AIDS but so far some proved successful while other are still ongoing or under investigation . This on AIDS never lost its value of interest that is why this is chosen as the health at hand AIDS Epidemic 2

Before going into this project , it is assumed that AIDS in the United States is not that prevalent among the American gay population Nevertheless , according to the AIDS Primer (n .d

The fact that the disease affected mostly HYPERLINK "http /treasuresoftheinternet .org /health /aids /us /transmission /aids_tran smission_us .shtml " gay men and was HYPERLINK "http /treasuresoftheinternet .org /health /aids /us /transmission /aids_tran smission_us .shtml " transmitted through sexual contact further stigmatized those infected with HIV , and by extension , the HYPERLINK "http /www .nytimes .com /library /national /science /aids /121585sci-aids .htm l " gay community , in general . Because of this "origin " and the socio-cultural and religious climate in the HYPERLINK "http /treasuresoftheinternet .org /health /aids /us /us_aids .shtml " United States at that time , HYPERLINK "http /treasuresoftheinternet .org /health /aids /a /aids_intro_edu .shtml AIDS was labeled then as the "Gay Men 's disease in fact , it was considered then as primarily a "White Gay Men 's disease (para .2

It is also assumed that majority of the AIDS cases in America are not from the gay community . MSM accounted for 71 of all HIV infections among male adults and adolescents in 2005 (based on data from 33 states with long-term , confidential name-based HIV reporting , even though only about 5 to 7 of male adults and adolescents in the United States...