| − | A New York Times article in 1997 stated that a young male homosexual has approximately a 50 percent chance of getting [[HIV]] by middle age. (Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Gay Culture Weighs Sense and Sexuality," NY Times (Late edition, east coast), November 23, 1997, section 4, p.1)<ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0088.html</ref> In addition, as of 1998, 54% of all AIDS cases in the United States were homosexual men and the Center for Disease Control stated that nearly 90 percent of these men acquired HIV through sexual activity with other men.<ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0088.html</ref> | + | A New York Times article in 1997 stated that a young male homosexual has approximately a 50 percent chance of getting [[HIV]] by middle age. (Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Gay Culture Weighs Sense and Sexuality," NY Times (Late edition, east coast), November 23, 1997, section 4, p.1).<ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0088.html</ref> In addition, as of 1998, 54% of all AIDS cases in the United States were homosexual men and the Center for Disease Control stated that nearly 90 percent of these men acquired HIV through sexual activity with other men.<ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0088.html</ref> |