Gay Black Men and HIV/AIDS: What You Need to Know

What puts Black gay men at for risk.

HIV/AIDS - Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender folks are at an increased at risk for contracting HIV/AIDS. Young MSM have some of the highest HIV rates in the U.S., making up 27 percent of all new HIV infections among Americans. Also, according to the CDC, Black transgender women have the highest HIV diagnosis among all trans women.  (Photo: REUTERS /MIKE SEGAR /LANDOV)
Stop Blaming AIDS on the DL! - Regardless of what pop culture keeps telling us, there are mounds of research that have said repeatedly that “sinister down-low brothas” are not fueling HIV/AIDS among Black women. Don’t believe the hype. (Photo: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR/LANDOV)
The Sobering Statistics - A 2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that HIV rates among young men who have sex with men (MSM) ages 13-24 were up 22 percent between the years 2008-2010, with young Black MSM making up 55 percent of those infections. According to the Black AIDS Institute, a Black gay man has a 1 in 4 chance of becoming infected by age 25. By age 40, he has a 60 percent chance of becoming HIV positive.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)/content/dam/betcom/images/2012/041/Health/041912-health-teen-pregnancy-safe-sex.jpg

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September 27 Is National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - Sept. 27 marks National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Gay and bisexual men account for the majority of HIV infections in the U.S. Yet men of color disproportionately bear the burden of new HIV infections. Read more about what puts our Black men at risk and the importance of reducing homophobia. – Kellee Terrell(Photo: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR/LANDOV)

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