A brief history of "men who have sex with men"
By colin_morris
Category: Lifestyle › Relationships
Tags: History · Communication · Identity
Curious where the phrase men who have sex with men originated? In this post I map its history using Google Books, OED citations and public health papers, from a 1978 Detroit Free Press line to 1987 US reports and 1988 newspaper use. I show why MSM means behavior not identity and why that matters for monkeypox and AIDS messaging.
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