Men Who Have Sex with Men

This report summarizes findings of a community-based organization in New York City that evaluated and demonstrated efficacy of the Many Men, Many Voices HIV/STD prevention intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors and increase protective behaviors among black men who have sex with men (MSM). The intervention focuses on social determinants of health that can influence health and well-being of black MSM at high risk for HIV infection. The report also highlights CDC’s efforts to disseminate this evidence- based behavioral intervention across the United States.

This information sheet discusses hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among gay men. It explains that HCV is not easily transmitted through sexual contact, but that men who have sex with men, especially those infected with HIV, have a higher rate of contracting it this way. The information sheet suggests that people with HIV should be tested for HCV and reminds individuals of ways to prevent HCV.