This is Gaetan Dugas, aka Patient Zero, the French Canadian flight attendant who was credited by the AMA with bringing HIV from Africa to North America. Gaetan estimated that he had sex with upwards of 250 different men in Africa or North America, each & every year, for the ~10 years that he worked for Canadian Airlines. Dugas died in 1984, at the age of 32, from kidney failure secondary to AIDS related infections. And even if Gaetan Dugas was not Patient Zero, there was a plethora of other homosexual men who could have easily taken his place. Estimates at the time were that more than 1/5th of all gay men had engaged in anal sex with over 500 other gay men.

As far as Domestic Violence goes, ~1/4th of men report being on the receiving end of Domestic Violence. This is consistent regardless of being Straight or Gay. Homosexual women, on the other hand, report being on the receiving end of Domestic Violence at twice the rate of heterosexual women, with a reported rate of ~2/3rd’s versus ~1/3rd respectively. In a related area, Gay men who marry get divorced at roughly the same rate as Straight couples, which is ~50%. However, Lesbians who marry divorce at a rate approaching 75%.

No discussion of homosexuality would be complete without addressing the issue of child molestation. Once again, ~5% of the general population is homosexual. But homosexuals account for ~25% of child molesters. This might be because many homosexuals report feeling more comfortable around children in general than adults. This may also be because ~35% of homosexuals report being molested themselves when they were children, as compared to ~5% of heterosexual males & ~15% of heterosexual females.

According to the Department of Housing & Urban Development, ~25% of people experiencing homelessness in the USA have a serious mental illness. While homosexuals account for ~5% of the general population, estimates are that they make up anywhere from 20% to 40% of the homeless population.

While ~10% of the general population are smokers, ~15% of homosexuals smoke cigarettes on a regular basis. Heterosexuals who smoke most commonly report smoking half a pack (10 cigarettes) per day. Homosexuals who smoke most commonly report smoking a pack (20 cigarettes) per day.

While alcoholism occurs within 5% to 10% of the heterosexual population, it has been estimated that between 25% & 33% of homosexuals are alcoholics.

While ~20% of heterosexuals use recreational drugs, & ~5% could be considered drug addicts, the numbers increase (double) to ~40% of homosexuals who are recreational drug users & ~10% who are drug addicts.

Homosexuals are ~3 times more likely to kill themselves than are heterosexuals.

Homosexuals are 2 to 3 times as likely as heterosexuals to be diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, ranging from anxiety & depression to bipolar disorder & schizophrenia.

Homosexuals account for ~5% of the general population. However, homosexual men account for ~20% of America’s male prison population. And homosexual women account for ~40% of America’s female prison population.