^^Maybe, there are a lot of tattoo artists still not using sterile needles. Or, maybe that population is more likely to take other risks too, and it’s based on a correlation? Or, it could be totally bogus and outdated. I don’t know, I’m just guessing.
I know every time I get a mani-pedi I worry everything isn’t sterile. I don’t let them cut my cuticles, but I still feel uncomfortable about it.
When thinking about budgets and safety people need to be a little less easily offended. If a gay man needs a blood transfusion and there is no time to test, who is he going to pick? A random gay man or a soccer mom? People need to think about the money like it comes out of their own pocket, because it does.