Fast Twitch Fiber said:
Rising faster? Maybe. But the % of straight people with AIDS is nowhere near the rate of gays. As a straight man my chances of a lightning bolt striking my balls is greater than my chances of getting AIDS. In the USA AIDS is only a problem for gays and junkies.
If you think this, you are a great fool than I ever thought you to be. And I always thought you to be a big one.
Find the TOTAL population of people in America.
Now consider that one in five of that population is a homosexual.
Now find the percentage of heteros that are HIV+
Now multiply the percentage against the total hetero population.
Do the same for homosexual population and percentages.
Now tell me which side of the fence has more HIV+ cases.
Just a simple example. Let's say the total population is
1,000,000,000 and 1 out of 5 is gay. That means that the gay population = 20,000,000. If 30% of the gay population is HIV+ that (30% x 20,000,000) means that there is 6,000,000 HIV+ gay men/women.
Now let's say that only 9% of the straight population (80,000,000) is HIV+. That would mean (9% x 80,000,000) that a total of 7,200,000 heteros are HIV+.
A total number that is GREATER than the total number of gay HIV+ stats. It is a misconception to look at the percentage rate of HIV on a homosexual basis, simply because while the percentage number in the gay world may be greater, it is only being applied to a smaller percentage of the population. Where as a smaller percentage of heteros who are HIV+ may seem appealing, look at the TOTAL NUMBER of heteros that are HIV+. Much more than gays.
Actually, you and in your ignorance has a greater chance of contracting HIV than I ever will.