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AIDS was originally dubbed a "gay disease" because it "first appeared in the U.S. as a devastating scourge afflicting gay men in cities like San Francisco and New York City in the late
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.
* AIDS was originally dubbed a "gay disease" because it "first appeared in the U.S. as a devastating scourge afflicting [[homosexual|gay]] men in cities like San Francisco and New York City in the late 1970s." [http://thewaronintimacy.com/chapter_8.html]
Other "gay diseases" are known to medical science, and it is good health practice for all people to be aware of them:
Other "gay diseases" are known to medical science, and it is good health practice for all people to be aware of them: