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I agree that the focus shouldn't be solely on LGBT material, but there’s a strong public health case for giving disproportionate attention (not censorship) to M
by ETH_start 2y ago
I agree that the focus shouldn't be solely on LGBT material, but there’s a strong public health case for giving disproportionate attention (not censorship) to MSM activity. The data consistently shows higher rates of STIs like HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, etc in MSM populations. Targeting resources toward high-risk groups increases public health policy efficacy.
But as you point out, STIs aren’t confined to any one group, so focusing exclusively on MSM activity would be a mistake.
With respect to HIV, its prevalence among MSM is 20 to 30 times higher than in the general population.
- defrost 2y agoData here shows that In 2022, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continued to experience significantly higher rates of STIs that non-Indigenous Australians. “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are diagnosed with chlamydia two times more frequently than non-Indigenous people. For gonorrhoea and syphilis, the rate is more than five times as high. Then gay men, higher than others but not so extremely high as ATSIC people. This all points to the need for better community outreach programs to better inform specific communities, etc.
- ETH_start 2y agoSo I think we are in agreement that outreach programs to high risk communities are a good idea and that these outreach programs shouldn't be limited to one community.