Study: 40% Of Gay Men Not Out To Doctors

Four in 10 gay men in New York City are out to their doctors about their sexuality - meaning they are far less likely to get tested for HIV, health officials said Wednesday.

Black, Hispanic and Asian men are far less likely to tell their doc that they’re gay than white men, a Health Department survey of 452 gay men shows.

Thirty-nine percent of all gay men weren’t out to their doctor. Some 60% of black men said they didn’t tell their doctor; 48% of Hispanic men; 47% of Asian men, and 19% of white men.

Just over half of men under 28 were open with their doctor, compared to 69% older. Some 63% who are out have got an HIV test, compared to 36% of those who aren’t.

Read more on these findings at nydailynews.com.