Study: Bans on gay marriage lead to rise in HIV infections

"Gay marriage bans can be tied to a rise in HIV infections, according to a new study by economists at Atlanta's Emory University.

“In the first study of the impact of social tolerance levels toward gays in the United States on the HIV transmission rate, the researchers estimated that a constitutional ban on gay marriage raises the rate by four cases per 100,000 people,” the university announced in a press release today."