Why are MSM and other sexual minorities significant in the global AIDS epidemic?
"Sex between men occurs in every culture and society, though its extent and public acknowledgement vary from place to place. In terms of HIV, sex between men is significant because it can involve anal sex, which when unprotected carries a very high risk."
—UNAIDS Policy Brief: HIV and Sex between Men (pdf)
"The link between social oppression of sexual minorities and HIV is well established and inextricable. Criminalization and economic disenfranchisement of sexual minorities cause social dislocation, influence transnational migration, and fuel human rights abuses, which in turn heighten the risk for HIV transmission."
—Sexual Minorities and HIV and AIDS, George Ayala (pdf)
