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Originally posted by ktsnake
The data I found on the CDC website was a little dated, but the trends weren't really changing.
From the period of 1985 through 1997, there were 295,355 new cases of HIV infection due to men having sex with other men. That accounts for MORE THAN HALF of all new cases of HIV reported. The overall number was 584,618. You might be able to lump in the category of those who weren't sure whether they were infected from homosexual contact or injected drug use which was 37,514.
In that whole period, just so you know, there were 50,356 new cases of HIV/AIDS reported by heterosexuals.
It's no contest.
Here's the link:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus98.pdf
The chart is on page 272 of that report. It's a pdf so it takes awhile to load -- consider yourself warned 
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No, I meant as far as the impact that gay marriages would have on insurance costs due to HIV-related illnesses. I'm quite familiar with what the CDC has to say.