China’s gays know little about AIDS

Harbin, China – A report in the state run Xinhuanet reported that according to the country’s first ever survey on homosexuals, at least 80 percent of China’s estimated five to 10 million gays mistakenly believe they are safe from HIV/AIDS. Conducted by the center of AIDS control and prevention under the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with its branch office in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, they survey, found 80.6 percent of the gay men are totally ignorant of their exposure to the virus or underestimate the risk. (via Fridae.com)