Homosexual sex is more harmful than heterosexual sex

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" Yes, but STDs is not the only reason as to why gay sex is harmful. Since gay couples tend to have anal sex much more than straight couples they tend to have more anal tears, anal leakage and anal cancer than straight couples, thus being another reason as to why it's more harmful than heterosexual sex. 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." You're right, but you see...the problem there is that the majority of gay men don't use condoms. There was a new survey conduced that found that the overwhelming majority of gay and"bisexual"men didn't use a condom the last time they had anal sex. Over 3,100 men participated in the survey, which asked a variety of questions concerning sex, sexual health and relationships. The study found that 72 percent of respondents said they didn't use condoms the last time they had anal sex. http://www.lgbtqnation.com... Another study was done by CDC researcher Dawn Smith who has found that only 16 percent of men who have sex with men reported consistent condom use during the study period. https://www.queerty.com... "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? " I somewhat agree with this point, but when I say gay sex I usually mean 2 people of the same gender having sex, and when I say straight sex I usually mean 2 people of the opposite gender having sex. I don't define straight and gay sex based on what they do in bed. So when gay couples are having sex THAT is gay sex...when straight couples are having sex THAT'S straight sex. But you see, the problem with gay sex is that gays have no choice but to have either anal or oral. It's dangerous for them because it's the only options they have. That's one of the reasons they have a higher std rate. "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." Yes, there are other high risk groups of contacting STDs, but you have to remember that STDs is called SEXUAL transmitted disease for a reason. The most common way to contact STDs is through sex, not intravenous drug use or visiting hati. In fact according to the CDC gay sexual contact is the riskiest way to contact STDs. http://www.cdc.gov... Gay people who use protection will have a lower chance of contacting STDs, but it's too bad that the majority don't use protection. There are other variables, but sex is the most common way (gay sex to be exact). 3. "Most importantly, lesbians qualify as homosexuals and homosexuals are the (sexuality) demographic with the least amount of STDs." Gay men also qualify as homosexuals and they're the one's with a higher risk of STDs therefore, homosexuals at still at risk. Consider the fact that 88,000 women in the U.S. were diagnosed with the STD pelvic inflammatory disease" and out of those cases, 2 were lesbians [4]. In other words, lesbians account for about 0.0022727272727273% of those cases. Just because lesbians have are at a lower risk of pelvic inflammatory disease doesn't really mean that they're more immune to stds. Lesbians are at a higher risk of catching BV than heterosexual women. http://womenshealth.gov... "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." I'm not so sure about that. I'd say that biology tells us it's just as risky to catch stds from a vagina. A penis starts off pretty dry in the beginning, but when women are horny they have TONS of vaginal fluids flowing out, so I'd say it's just as easy to swap bacteria between a man and a woman. Unless the man has been having homosexual sex, then the risk of a man penatrating a women isn't very high. "The risk for STDs among lesbians is lower than sex involving a man because less bodily fluids are exchanged between women." I don't think that's true. Especially when women maturbate or even while they're horny or orgasm. According to an American sex guru and co-author of the original G-spot book. At a recent conference, she told said"that in most cases, the amount of fluid secreted is usually around 'half a coffee cupful' for women. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk... That's quite a enough for lesbians to contact Stds. Anyways, the main reason as to why there are less lesbian std reports are due to the fact that the health consequences of lesbianism are less well documented than for male homosexuals. This is partly because the devastation of AIDS has caused male homosexual activity to draw the lion"s share of medical attention. But it is also because there are fewer lesbians than gay men. http://www.encyclopedia.com... So we can't really say whether or not lesbian sex is as harmful until it's studied and looked into more like homosexual and heterosexual sex. 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." Actually, lesbians still have a higher rate of stds then heterosexuals, but a lower rate than gay men. The reason for this isn't due to lesbian sex, but it's because, Study after study documents that the overwhelming majority of self-described lesbians have had sex with men. In fact Australian researchers at an STD clinic found that only 7 percent of their lesbian sample had never had sexual contact with a male. Skinner, et al., Abstract; Ferris, et al. p. 581; James Price, et al., p. 90 Consequently, the lesbians" median number of male partners was TWICE that of exclusively heterosexual women. I'm running out of characters so just copy and paste this on Google, download the pdf and read it below. Katherine Fethers, et al., "Sexually transmitted infections and risk behaviours in women who have sex with women,"Sexually Transmitted Infections, 76(5): 345-349, p. 348 (2000). Anyways my point is that women who identify as lesbian are actually at a higher risk of contracting STDS then straight women, not because of the lesbian sex but because they tend to surprisingly have more sex with men (heterosexual, bi sexual, gay and drug users) than heterosexual women. So even the average lesbian has a higher risk of transmitting stds than the average heterosexual. 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." Well according to the CDC only 600 women die each year of pregnancy in the U.S http://www.cdc.gov... While there are around 19-20 MILLION new std cases per year and 10s of thousands of people dying from HIV ALONE per year. Imagine the number if we'd combine ALL stds. The chances of you dying from preganacy are so low compared to some STDs. Plus. Having a child has a plus side for most people at least. We can't say the same for Stds. So to me the "risk" of getting pregnant beats the risks of homosexual sex.