I agree heterosexuality outside of a monogamous marriage is as risky as homosexuality. But the article addresses many other disease that are horrible. Have you ever heard of anal cancer? I hadn't
Yes, I've heard of anal cancer. Half my family are doctors. And that is what the author of this article is clearly not.
So the risk of anal cancer is 40 times higher - but it's still pretty low, also in comparison to other, more common cancers (lung, breast, colon etc.).
Take another example: The common treatment for autoimmune diseases (like Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia gravis etc.) is immunosupression. With that, your cancer risks go through the roof, the risk for skin cancer is probably a few hundred times higher. But that doesn't mean the treatment is wrong, because everybody will get cancer. In fact, still very few do.
Bottom line: If your argument is epidemiology, you should know what you're talking about. It's annoying how nowadays everybody pretends to be an M.D..
Actually, if we refer to male homosexual behavior specifically, it isn't. Male Homosexuals, who represent a small percentage of the US population, spread HIV faster than male/female heterosexuals combined. And these are male/female heterosexuals who participate in high risk sex.
Male-to-male sexual contact 454,106 total infections
High-risk heterosexual contact 164,850 total infections http://www.avert.org/usastatg.htm
The fact of the matter is, assuming equal promiscuity, it is far easier to spread HIV through Anal sex. Your chances of getting HIV through heterosexual sex are rather low, even if you aren't using protection. Males having unprotected heterosexual sex have an even lower risk than their female partners.