RESULTS:
Sexual debut occurred earlier among MSM than heterosexuals. MSM reported longer cumulative lifetime periods of new partner acquisition than heterosexuals and a more gradual decline in new partnership formation with age.
Among MSM, 86% of 18- to 24-year-olds and 72% of 35- to 39-year-olds formed a new partnership during the previous year, compared with 56% of heterosexual men and 34% of women at 18-24 years, and 21% and 10%, respectively, at 35-39 years.
MSM were also more likely to choose partners >5 years older and were 2-3 times as likely as heterosexuals to report recent concurrent partnerships.
MSM reported more consistent condom use during anal sex than heterosexuals reported during vaginal sex.
CONCLUSIONS:
MSM have longer periods of partnership acquisition, a higher prevalence of partnership concurrency, and more age disassortative mixing than heterosexuals.
These factors likely help to explain higher HIV/sexually transmitted infections rates among MSM, despite higher levels of condom use.
But the oft-mentioned promiscuity has nothing to do with the nature of male homosexuality. Nothing.what.so.ever.
Common sense would discourage early sexual debut and promiscuity, and offer to those who are so inclined a therapy to repair the emotional damage at the root of homosexual feelings.
But political correctness trumps common sense.
So instead the focus will be on "sero-sorting". Same early age of sexual engagement, same promiscuity. Just with people of the same HIV status. As if that will stop the proliferation of HIV and other STD's.
