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'''"Gay disease"''' is any disease which is spread by [[homosexual behavior]], especially the sexual behavior of homosexual men (i.e., "[[gays]]").
'''"gay disease"''' is any disease which is spread by [[homosexual behavior]], especially the sexual behavior of homosexual men (i.e., "[[gays]]").
The gay disease of the late 1970s and early 1980s was an [[epidemic]] which afflicted [[homosexual]] men.
The gay disease of the late 1970s and early 1980s was an [[epidemic]] which afflicted [[homosexual]] men.
Later it was called [[AIDS]] and attributed to [[HIV]]. It was discovered (and given its original name) by a doctor who himself was homosexual, so any notion of the name being intended to demean or stigmatize (rather than to help) is ill-formed.
Later it was called [[AIDS]] and attributed to [[HIV]]. It was discovered (and given its original name) by a doctor who himself was homosexual, so any notion of the name being intended to demean or stigmatize (rather than to help) is ill-formed.