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== Homosexuality and Disease ==
== Homosexuality and Disease ==
=== Anal Sex and Disease ===
Anal sex can be an important risk factor for the relay of many diseases. <ref>http://www.springerlink.com/content/jx13231641717w48/</ref><ref>http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/qa22.htm</ref> According to the Center for Disease Control: "In general, the person receiving the semen is at greater risk of getting HIV because the lining of the rectum is thin and may allow the virus to enter the body during anal sex."<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/qa22.htm</ref>
=== AIDS ===
=== AIDS ===
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>
=== Intestinal Parasites ===
=== Intestinal Parasites ===
Anal sex can be an important risk factor for the relay of many diseases including intestinal parasitism. <ref>http://www.springerlink.com/content/jx13231641717w48/</ref>
Anal sex can be an important risk factor for intestinal parasitism. <ref>http://www.springerlink.com/content/jx13231641717w48/</ref>
An article in the Candadian Medical Association Journal stated the following in its abstract: "In a controlled study 67.5% of 200 homosexual men but only 16% of 100 heterosexual men were found to be infected with intestinal [[Parasite|parasites]]"...These findings suggest that the male homosexual community may be an important reservoir of potentially pathogenic protozoa." <ref>http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1704818</ref>
An article in the Candadian Medical Association Journal stated the following in its abstract: "In a controlled study 67.5% of 200 homosexual men but only 16% of 100 heterosexual men were found to be infected with intestinal [[Parasite|parasites]]"...These findings suggest that the male homosexual community may be an important reservoir of potentially pathogenic protozoa." <ref>http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1704818</ref>