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The Media's Moral Panic Over Chemsex Demonises Gay Men<\/b>
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The Media's Moral Panic Over Chemsex Demonises Gay Men As if chemsex could represent an existential threat to gay<\/a> men<\/a>, presumably with thousands dying. Few made the obvious comparison that the media used Aids to fuel homophobia and hysteria. 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