Are gay men really the main cause of aids?!


Question: Are gay men really the main cause of aids?
Someone told me that gays cause aids and his proof was that gay men are more likely to get aids. I don't understand this. What part of being gay makes you more likely to get aids. And if gay men do not cause aids how did aids begin and why are gay men more likely to have aids?

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Gay men do not cause AIDs. However, in the past, AIDs was widely spread to other people because of gay men. It is just because of the promiscuous gay lifestyle back then (sex with multiple partners, in dirty places) which accelerated the spread of AIDs. In fact, the spread of AIDs in America is said to be able to be tracked down to a single gay man who brought it over from Africa (the Patient Zero theory).

Gay people don't cause AIDs, but if you read the history behind why people say it, then you may understand what they are talking about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga%C3%ABtan… - "Patient Zero" for AIDs in America



The first reported cases of AIDS were in five gay men in Los Angeles, but the first identification of HIV was in Congo in the 50s.
The HIV virus is thought to have evolved from the SIV virus which is found in apes and monkeys in africa. So no, gays do not cause AIDS.

You can get AIDS by using an unsterilized needle someone with AIDS or HIV has used before, or by having unprotected sex with someone that has HIV or AIDS. There is also a bigger chance of getting AIDS if you have anal sex than if you have vaginal or oral sex, but the risk always there if your partner has the virus.



The first case of AIDS was identified in 1959, and it was originally called (GRID) or gay related immune deficiency. Of course at the time they did not realize that the virus was not caused by gay individuals. The virus most likely started in primates in Africa. The first outbreak of AIDS occurred during WWI, but it was not realized at the time.

Many nations around the have reported outbreaks of HIV/AIDS. It was not caused by any certain population of humans.



" Someone told me that gays cause aids "

yes it is generally thought they spread the disease (not caused it, infection causes the virus, apes the original carriers)

" What part of being gay makes you more likely to get aids "

Generally the part about being more promiscuous than heterosexuals. On the whole male gay culture is predominently about open relationships without as much emphasis on monogamy in comparison with hetrosexuals.

" why are gay men more likely to have aids " ?

Because they have sex in public toilets with strangers, also bars, bookstores and street corners. It is all part of open gay culture. I'm not implying ALL gay men do this, but a majority of them do.

Also, see this video for more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjnrLt3Vu…

Thanks, hope this helps



no there not.. gays do carry aids.. but also straight people..
theres LOADS of people all over the world with aids.. especially in africa.
Africa is swarming with HIV-AIDS




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