A US study of 862 randomly selected gay and bisexual men who were enrolled in a community festival has found that almost one in seven had been victims of childhood sexual abuse and childhood sexual abuse was associated with alarmingly high rates of men who were HIV infected and antecedent risk behaviours.
However, the victims of childhood sexual abuse were not more likely to have a current sexually transmitted infection or to report practising unprotected sex.
Researchers at the Boston College, University of Minnesota, University of Texas School of Public Health and Boston University School of Public Health recommend further research to help determine how childhood sexual abuse contributes to sexual risk taking in homosexual and bisexual men and the types of interventions that may be most effective.
"We also believe that data such as ours reflect the importance of [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] voices in policy development and advocacy to address child sexual abuse," they said.
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hum....
does that explain why i am gay? and will it be an excuse for my 'risky' behaviour?
there are 'no chains to break'.
folks, you are who you live. for the now and the present.
I knew my sexual orientation at the age of 5, and until now. No record of sexually harrassment by any person of different genders, but I may be involved in 'risky' behavior. So the logic of sexual harrassment leading to 'fixing' of someone's sexual orientation may not necessarily be valid.
Some people are luckier to be stronger in mind and happen to be able to cope with restrains caused by the past experiences.
What needs done are to help those who failed to to deal with the traumas they've got.
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