Homosexual sex is more harmful than heterosexual sex

Thanks, Pro. I look forward to an interesting debate. 1. Homosexual men do engage in anal sex more often than heterosexuals. However anal sex among homosexuals is not inherently more dangerous. It is only more dangerous because gay men have higher rates of STDs, which brings me to my next point. 2. STDs can largely be prevented by using protection. Laboratory studies have demonstrated that latex condoms provide an essentially impermeable barrier to particles the size of STD pathogens [1]. They are over 98 percent effective. Ergo, assuming both homosexuals and heterosexuals in controlled environments are having sex (wearing condoms), they will be equally protected against STDs. Condoms do not favor one demographic over the other. A 2010 Journal of Sexuality study found that if we were to define "gay sex" as non-vaginal sex, specifically oral and anal sex, then anytime two heterosexual people have oral or anal sex (not to mention BDSM or kink or group sex or role playing or masturbation), they are engaging in the very same activities that qualify as gay sex [2]. For instance more than 1/5 women engage in anal sex. Why is a blow job or anal sex inherently more dangerous amongst gays than straights? It's not. High-risk groups for STDs include anyone who, within the past 10 years, has engaged in intravenous drug use, resided in Haiti or Central Africa, received multiple blood transfusions, or who is a hemophiliac or a regular sex partner of any of these people - not just homosexuals. I would argue there are high risk groups that extend beyond general sexual preference. Gay people who use protection will have INFINITELY less STDs than gay people who do not use protection, thus there are other variables to consider aside from sexuality. 3. Most importantly, lesbians qualify as homosexuals and homosexuals are the (sexuality) demographic with the least amount of STDs. Consider the fact that 88,000 women in the U.S. were diagnosed with the STD pelvic inflammatory disease [3] and out of those cases, 2 were lesbians [4]. In other words, lesbians account for about 0.0022727272727273% of those cases. The thing is, a penis is more likely to spread STDs than a vagina. That's not bias, that's clear biology and scientific fact. A penis + vagina and a penis + penis both = higher STD rates. Vagina + vagina does not [4]. Bisexual women are 3x more likely to have STDs than lesbians [5]. Indeed lots of government research has been done proving that bisexual women who have sex with men are up to 17% of greater risk for STIs than their lesbian peers [6]. Again this is due to basic biology and the way disease is spread. Sex is safer when none of your partner"s bodily fluids (vaginal secretions, breast milk or blood - including menstruation) enter your body. This is a biological fact [7]. It's easier to spread/transmit/insert fluid and other organisms with a penis; a penis penetrates which makes it easier to swap bacteria and viruses. The risk for STDs among lesbians is lower than sex involving a man because less bodily fluids are exchanged between women. Therefore, at the very best, this resolution only applies to 1/2 the homosexual population - gay men. But lesbians qualify as homosexuals, and lesbian sex is safer than heterosexual sex. Thus Pro has not fulfilled his burden. 4. Another thing to consider about lesbians is that if/when they do use penetration in sex, they might use sex toys instead of a real penis. While a heterosexual man (or woman) with an STD risks transmitting their STD, lesbians can use toys in place of real body parts, and toys don't have STDs. 5. Heterosexual sex poses the risk of pregnancy. Pregnancy carries with it a plethora of possible health related issues and complications [8]. Gay sex does not yield the possibility of pregnancy or any of the related problems. I look forward to seeing where this debate takes us. Thanks again! [1] http://www.cdc.gov... [2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com... [3] http://womenshealth.gov... [4] http://fallacyfindings.blogspot.com... [5] https://www.stdcheck.com... [6] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... [7] https://www.avert.org... [8] https://www.nichd.nih.gov...