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"gay" doesn't just mean men: lesbians have problems too
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:
==Diseases affecting male homosexuals==
==Diseases affecting male homosexuals==
Sexual transmission of some of these diseases is so rare in the exclusively heterosexual population as to be virtually unknown.<ref name=risk />
Sexual transmission of some of these diseases is so rare in the exclusively heterosexual population as to be virtually unknown.<ref name=risk />
==Men and Women==
*"Common sexual practices among gay men lead to numerous STDs and physical injuries, some of which are virtually unknown in the heterosexual population. Lesbians are also at higher risk for STDs. In addition to diseases that may be transmitted during lesbian sex, a study at an Australian STD clinic found that lesbians were three to four times more likely than heterosexual women to have sex with men who were high-risk for [[HIV]]." <ref name=risk> [http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html The Health Risks of Gay Sex] </ref>
==Sexual politics==
==Sexual politics==