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In respect to '''homosexuality and syphilis''', an early publication to propose the link between homosexuality contributing to the spread of the [[sexually transmitted disease]] [[syphilis]] was the [[England|English]] publication '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' in 1962.<ref name="proc">[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1896863 A.J. King, The Complications of Homosexuality, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 55 October 1962]</ref>  The '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' made the following statement:  "The importance of [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] practices in the spread of [[venereal disease]]s has attracted particular attention recently.  It almost seems that these practices are keeping syphilis alive in this country." <ref name="proc" />  
 
In respect to '''homosexuality and syphilis''', an early publication to propose the link between homosexuality contributing to the spread of the [[sexually transmitted disease]] [[syphilis]] was the [[England|English]] publication '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' in 1962.<ref name="proc">[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1896863 A.J. King, The Complications of Homosexuality, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 55 October 1962]</ref>  The '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' made the following statement:  "The importance of [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] practices in the spread of [[venereal disease]]s has attracted particular attention recently.  It almost seems that these practices are keeping syphilis alive in this country." <ref name="proc" />  
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The news organization [[Cybercast News Service]] reported the following about [[Homosexuality and Syphilis|homosexuality and syphilis]]:
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The news organization [[Cybercast News Service]] reported the following about homosexuality and syphilis:
 
{{cquote|The federal [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) says homosexual men accounted for 65 percent of the nearly 12,000 cases of syphilis in the United States in 2007, making them the “primary driver” of increased syphilis rates overall.
 
{{cquote|The federal [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) says homosexual men accounted for 65 percent of the nearly 12,000 cases of syphilis in the United States in 2007, making them the “primary driver” of increased syphilis rates overall.
 
   
 
   
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