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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.

==MRSA, the gay plague==

==MRSA and Homosexuality==

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{{main|Homosexuality and MRSA}}

* Incidence of the new variant is 13 times higher in [[San Francisco]]'s heavily [[gay]] Castro neighborhood and surrounding zip codes than in the city's general population. That concentration — and the fact that many infections appear on the buttocks and the genital region — is leading researchers to suggest that MDR staph is being spread through sexual contact.

* Incidence of the new variant is 13 times higher in [[San Francisco]]'s heavily [[gay]] Castro neighborhood and surrounding zip codes than in the city's general population. That concentration — and the fact that many infections appear on the buttocks and the genital region — is leading researchers to suggest that MDR staph is being spread through sexual contact.