Saint’s Disease
n.— «Also in 1980, a mysterious disease began appearing among men in the city and on Fire Island. “Saint’s Disease,” as it was known in its very beginnings, would spell the final end of the dream, along with so many of its dancers and artists.» —“The ‘secret’ history of disco” by Steve Weinstein New York Blade (New York City) June 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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