found that 15% of them had received poor treatment from a medical professional as a result of their sexual orientation, and least 30% did not feel comfortable discussing their sexual behaviors with a healthcare provider.
A 2014 Kaiser Family Foundation survey of gay and bisexual men in the U.S. According to a 2015 survey of more than 27,000 transgender people, “The rate of HIV was.five times higher among those who have participated in sex work at any point in their lifetime” than among those who have not.Īnti-LGBTQ bias further enables the spread of HIV by discouraging many in our community from getting tested or treated for HIV for fear of harassment. For example, in the face of persistent employment discrimination, many transgender women are left with few other options but to engage in survival sex work in order to meet their most basic needs. Explicit non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity do not exist at the federal level either.ĭealing with the potential consequences of bias and discrimination – job loss, homelessness, lack of healthcare insurance – often results in LGBTQ people engaging in behaviors that facilitate the spread of HIV. In most states, it is perfectly legal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their sexual orientation or their gender identity in one or more aspects of their life, including employment, housing, and public accommodations. Although HIV prevalence among transgender men is relatively low (0-3%) according to the CDC, some data suggest transgender men may still yet be at elevated risk for HIV acquisition.ĭiscrimination against LGBTQ people makes us particuarly vulnerable to HIV.
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While better data is needed to understand the full impact of HIV on the transgender community, one international analysis found that transgender women in certain communities have 49 times the odds of living with HIV than the general population. Transgender people have also been hit especially hard by the epidemic despite comprising a similarly small percentage of the U.S. For Latino and Black men who have sex with men, the rates are in 1 in 4 and 1 in 2, respectively. If current diagnosis rates continue, 1 in 6 gay and bisexual men will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime. population in 2013 but 55% of all PLWH in the United States. For example, gay and bisexual men made up an estimated 2% of the U.S. While the annual number of new diagnoses fell by 19% between 20, progress has been uneven. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are 1.2 million people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States, and approximately 40,000 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2015 alone.
HIV disproportionately impacts segments of the LGBTQ community.Īccording to the U.S. Together, HRC and the HRC Foundation are committed to working with our friends, partners, members, and supporters to end the dual epidemics of HIV and HIV-related stigma. Insufficient funding for public health programs, ideological opposition to common sense prevention policies, and societal barriers like stigma and discrimination, have made it especially difficult for us to turn the tide against the epidemic. While major scientific advances have made it easier than ever to prevent and treat HIV, there remains no vaccine or cure, and tens of thousands of people continue to contract HIV every year. HIV continues to be a major public health crisis both in the United States and around the world.