From the CDC website:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/basics/ataglance.html
A chart with clear evidence that men having sex with men increases rate of infection.
And a statement (from our very own gubmint):
“Although MSM represent about 4% of the male population in the United States4, in 2010, MSM accounted for 78% of new HIV infections among males and 63% of all new infections”
(msm means men having sex with men)
Looking closer at the chart, being gay increases your risk by a factor of 12, over being a needle using junkie.
“Looking closer at the chart, being gay increases your risk by a factor of 12, over being a needle using junkie.”
Even eliminating AIDS from the picture, a male who has sex with a male has, on average, a 24 year shorter lifespan than a comparable other male.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1811137/posts
A smoker, for comparison, shortens his life by 7.