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Agree with you, Nostatic...not so much with wludavid...
Nostatic you are correct in saying that the attraction to the opposite sex doesn't increase risk. Acting on that attraction DOES. That action is the choice part. I agree that some people have heterosexual tendencies and some have homosexual tendencies. Some people have a desire to murder people too, acting on that urge is what gets you.
wludavid: Don't worry, you aren't going to make me squirm with talk of *GASP* unprotected homosexual sex. There are a few flies in your ointment though.
You do not mention the fact that a significant portion of gay men engage in sex with multiple partners at any given time, also a risk factor. Some would say this is part of the gay lifestyle. Things like "circuit parties" are also seen in the gay population at rates higher than the heterosexual population. These activities all increase risk. And while I would agree with you that the risk is "more or less" the same with condom use, condom use among gay men is low.
And not to nit pick, but there is still increased risk for transmission during anal intercourse even with condom use. Anal intercourse has a HIV transmission rate of about .5 - 3% while vaginal intercourse is more around .002% or less. Using the widely accepted 90% effectiveness rate of condoms in preventing transmission of HIV we come up with a risk of .005% for anal and .0002% for vaginal intercourse, 25 times the risk...and that's even using the lowest transmission rates.
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