An Article tries to Discuss the Reasons behind the High HIV rates in Black Gay Men

In an interesting piece in HIVPLUS magazine, we gain a bit more info on the high HIV infections in the Black gay community.

I have pulled on some key points to note:

• In 30 years, 70 percent of 20-year-old black gay men will have HIV. This was presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Studies find that black gay men aren’t any more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than their white peers.
• The White House’s top researcher on this topic, Greg Millett, senior policy adviser in the Office of National AIDS Policy, analyzed seven studies from Canada, 13 from the U.K., and 174 from the U.S., and found that black men who have sex with men (MSM) were no more likely than other gay or bisexual men to have unprotected sex. 
• And despite societal problems, such as the fact that black men face higher rates of unemployment than other races or are less likely to graduate from high school, the analysis points out that black gay men are actually 40 percent more likely to do simple protective things like wear a condom during sex.
• The Lancet’s analysis points out that young black gay men also have a 65 percent greater chance of becoming sexually active early in life than their white peers, and they have an 82 percent greater risk of childhood sexual abuse.

It's an interesting read, please check it out.