More work needs to be done to ensure that young people,
especially younger gay men and people with a history of drug use, are getting tested and going to medical appointments.
Not exact matches
Because
gay people are taught from a
young age that being
gay is wrong and that having feelings for someone of the same sex is queer, they suppress those feelings and (with
men especially) those feelings often get expressed through random sex acts with other
men.
This is
especially true for
younger gay men, who are being infected at a higher rate than others, and people who have a history of substance use and heterosexual
men.»
Especially with the
younger crowd from age 18 to 40 that's the way
young gay men live.
Some of these differences include: the ability to search from a deep pool of potential partners outside of one's existing social networks; the ability to communicate online or via email prior to arranging for a face - to - face interaction; and matching algorithms that allow users to filter potential partners based on pre-existing criteria.3 Other research has indicated that the efficiency of online dating and the size of the potential dating pool compared with traditional methods make the process
especially useful for people (such as
gays and lesbians, or middle aged heterosexuals) who may have limited options for meeting people within their immediate geographic area or social circle.4 Still others have speculated that the rise of online dating has encouraged
young adults,
especially men, to forego marriage because they can always find women to date and that lowers their interest in committing to long term relationships.5