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AIDS was introduced to mainstream America by promiscuous homosexuals in [[San Francisco]] and a few other urban centers. The term "gay disease" originally carried no bad connotation; it was named by a physician who himself was homosexual, who had noted the correlation between the constellation of symptoms and the [[gay sex|behavior]].

AIDS was introduced to mainstream America by promiscuous homosexuals in [[San Francisco]] and a few other urban centers. The term "gay disease" originally carried no bad connotation; it was named by a physician who himself was homosexual, who had noted the correlation between the constellation of symptoms and the [[gay sex|men having sex with men]].

When a stigma became associated with the term, [[gay rights activists]] began to object to the use of the term. They also began to deny the fact that the disease was primarily associated with [[gay sex|homosexual activity]], as well as downplaying the fact that [[gay sex|anal intercourse]] tends to injure the delicate tissues of the rectum.

When a stigma became associated with the term, [[gay rights activists]] began to object to the use of the term. They also began to deny the fact that the disease was primarily associated with [[gay sex|homosexual activity]], as well as downplaying the fact that [[gay sex|anal intercourse]] tends to injure the delicate tissues of the rectum.