Republicans are always full of shht.
They used children to attack public education, libraries and civil rights.
They use women to attack transgender women.
They use xenophobia to attack immigrants.
They use religion to attack women's rights, civil rights, and personal freedoms.
The mindset of conservative people, globally, to subjugate everyone else to their beliefs and values, causes nothing but misery and strife, everywhere.
It is not strictly a 'gay disease' - it is a lifestyle disease that corresponds with gay lifestyle
Having to hide who you were in fear of social alienation or that some jackhole would assault you caused a lot of closeted homosexual men to take risks in order to meet other homosexual men for sex.
This is why I'd be interested in seeing recent data.
With homosexuality becoming more tolerated and accepted. Less homosexual men are taking the risks they once were and more healthy, long term relationships are becoming more common.
(I'm not saying men don't have risky sexual anymore.)