This is my government project for my Participation in Government class. It is about the many challenges and hardships that gay people in society face. *God has given you one face, and you make yourself another one.-William Shakespeare*

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Men on the Down Low and the HIV

It seems like a rising "trend" that many men who claim to be straight and engage in sexual activity with women also engage in sexual activity with men. These men are labeled as being on the "down low", which derives from the slang term "down low", which means to keep a secret. These men do not identify themselves as homosexual or bisexual, but heterosexual, when they really aren't. One thing that can identify themselves as is HIV positive. Many of these men, as well as men that only sleep with other men, are HIV positive as a result of unprotected sex. HIV is very popular among gay men and men on the "down low."

The men that are on the down low, however, often spread the virus to their wives or girlfriends that they are having sex with while having sex with other men. This makes the percentage of women with HIV higher. Women with HIV makes the total percentage of people in the world so much greater than it should be or anyone wants it to be.


HIV is a very huge problem in the world and it's not getting any better. When people are lied to and betrayed, especially by their lovers, it could mean their life, which men on the "down low" prove exact. Anyone who is engaging in sexual activity should be very careful and protect themselves all of the time because they never know what could happen.


1 comment:

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