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Anyone can transmit HIV, but MSM are much more likely to have it than any other demographic subgroup. Don't let your ideology get in the way of the facts. The CDC says that 600,000 MSM are living with HIV, that's about 1 in 10 MSM. That's tragic.

I googled around for some stats, and I found this quote from a website called the Bay Area Reporter:

"According to a 2008 CDC study, one in five MSM in 21 major U.S. cities were infected with HIV, and nearly half (44 percent) were unaware of their infection. The study also found that 28 percent of black MSM were HIV-infected, compared to 18 percent of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 16 percent of white MSM. Of the HIV-infected black MSM, 59 percent were unaware of their infection."



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