Fear of talking about your sexual practices or orientation.Heightened concerns about confidentiality.Lack of access to culturally- and orientation-appropriate medical and support services.

Discrimination (unfairly treating a person or group of people differently).Stigma (negative and usually unfair beliefs).Other factors that can negatively impact your health and ability to receive appropriate care: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men on average have a greater number of lifetime sexual partners.Receptive anal sex is 18 times more risky for HIV acquisition than receptive vaginal sex.Prevalence of HIV among sexual partners of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men is 40 times that of sexual partners of heterosexual men.There are many reasons why gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men may have higher rates of HIV and STDs. Higher rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).However, compared to other men, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are additionally affected by: For all men, heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death. Just like all other men, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men need to know how to protect their health throughout their life.