“…Too often when we hear stories about people who have HIV, it is followed by a discussion of what they did to put themselves at risk. But for many young gay black men, what they’ve done isn’t what is driving them to have the highest HIV rates in the country. Several studies show black gay and bisexual men wear condoms more often than white men. But because they are coming of age sexually in a population that already has a high HIV prevalence, one slip-up creates a higher probability of infection. Many young gay black men live and begin their sexual lives in a racially segregated world where HIV has had three decades to gain a foothold. Adding to the isolation, some research shows that other racial groups of gay men in the U.S. view black men as the least desirable sexual partners, and there’s a great deal of data overall showing that African Americans remain more geographically segregated than other groups, concentrated in heavily black communities and counties around the country…” ~ Kenyon Farrow, for The Atlantic
READ IN ITS ENTIRETY —> http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/young-gay-black-151and-at-risk-for-hiv/265792/
Young, Gay, Black—and at Risk for HIV by Kenyon Farrow: