Scary news for you New Yorkers:
Infection rates for the virus that causes AIDS rose over the past six years among gay men under 30, reported city health officials.
New diagnoses of the human immunodeficiency virus among gay men in that demographic increased by 33 percent during the past six years, from 374 in 2001 to 499 in 2006, said a report released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Gay males aged 13 to 19 also saw an increase in HIV rates: from 41 new cases six years ago to 87 in 2006.
The majority of new cases were among black and Latino gay men; more than 90 percent of young gay men under age 20 diagnosed with HIV were from either group, the report said.
Of all five boroughs, only Staten Island escaped the deadly rise.
Qjersey
hmm strange lack of postings on this article…hmmm, well guess is just shows you, gay men don’t care about HIV anymore…sad, just sad. Lack of any leadership on the issue doesn’t help.
Allen
Condoms aren’t THAT expensive. Buy some! I really don’t wanna see the younger guys to disappear.
Gregg
I guess all that “Abstinence Only” education is doing the trick. They’re killing off the gays again.
Yet another reason we need to get the disgusting Repugs out of office!!!
Tallskin
Well, the lack of comment may be due to the fact that HIV is a survivable disease nowadays, at least it is in Europe with socialised medicine.
It is the same situation here though, lots of young gays having unsafe sex all over the place because they think you can get cured.
tvonthefritz
When are gay people going to start taking responsibilty for their actions? It isn’t George Bush’s fault or the evil Repugs. Every action has a consequence. It’s a fairly universal concept.
I would be interested to know how many Abstience Only education programs we have in New York.
daniel11211
does that mean Anderson Cooper is out of the closet, FINALLY?