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  • Around the world, MSM (men who have sex with men - not necessarily gay) are 25 times more likely than average to contract HIV, reports UNAIDS. (healthline).

    Among MSM, Black and Hispanic men are at higher risk than white men of contracting the virus, reports the CDC.

    This may be because, according to a 2017 source, Black and Hispanic men are less likely to take preventive medication. The reasons for this include the stigma surrounding same-sex experiences and enduring racism, discrimination, and racist systems.

    Also, HIV also tends to affect people in under-resourced communities with less access to preventive HIV care.

    Physical factors include the protective lining of the anus being thinner than the wall of the vagina, increasing the risk of transmission.