The new Monkey virus is spreading among gay men and this brings back the memories of how AIDS started among gay men. In looking back gays were blamed for AIDS before it was known that it could spread among the non gay community. This led many to condemn those who blamed gays but there is some confusion. 1980s gay men have been at a greater risk and represented more of the new HIV cases that we’ve known in this country and actually internationally as well. In this day and time, gay men still make up about 2/3 of the new HIV diagnosis. So whether you like or not, just because you’re having sex with other men you are going to put yourself in a pool where you’re having a greater chance of getting in contact with HIV. Bringing things up to date there is still confusion on the part of many. While men who have sex with men represent only 2% to 7% of the U.S. population, 70% of all new HIV infections in 2019 were in this group. One-third of these were among Black MSM. While it may be unfair to target gay men for the spread of Monkey virus it is wise if you are a gay man to be extra careful.