report on the state of the HIV epidemic in the US. It contains some good news, like infection rates in gay/bi men falling 8% in the last decade.However, things could be a lot better.
Gay and bi men account for two-thirds of all new HIV infections in the US, and although new infections “decreased significantly among White” men who have sex with men [MSM], they decreased very little among “Black or African American (Black) MSM and Hispanic/Latino MSM.”The wide disparity in HIV infection rates between ethnic groups is not new.
In 2016, a CDC report said 50% of gay, Black American men would likely become HIV positive during their lifetime. That compared to 1 in 11 White gay men.