Leaving aside the bigotry for the moment, his facts are just wrong. Approximately 1 in 3 people who are HIV positive are straight.
cdc.govHeterosexuals and Injection Drug Users: Heterosexuals and injection drug users also continue to be affected by HIV.
- Individuals infected through heterosexual contact account for 31% of annual new HIV infections and 28% of people living with HIV.
- As a group, women account for 27% of annual new HIV infections and 25% of those living with HIV.
- Injection drug users represent 12% of annual new HIV infections and 19% of those living with HIV.
The rates are highest for homosexual men, but they almost equal the rates among straight black men and women together.
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The high rates within the black community are because of lack of healthcare and education in poor communities.