A reader has informed me that on the Walgreens website are listed for sale various sex toys including: dildos, prostate stimulators, and something called an anal trainer kit licensed by Colt. Colt is a large gay porn manufacturer and distributor based out of San Francisco. These sorts of devices aid and prepare men for anal sex. And finding them at Walgreens is rather bizarre as the pharmacy chain touts itself as being “at the corner of happy and healthy.” Apparently no one has informed them that the gay population, because of their continued anal sex practices, has the greatest number of HIV infections in the US. According to the CDC: “Although MSM are a small proportion of the population, they represent the majority of persons diagnosed with HIV in nearly every U.S. state. Unprotected anal sex in the last 12 months increased nearly 20% among MSM from 2005 to 2011…Unprotected anal sex is a high-risk practice for HIV infection, with receptive anal sex having the highest risk. Unprotected anal sex also places MSM at risk for other sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. Although condoms can reduce the risk for HIV transmission, they do not eliminate risk and often are not used consistently.”