A homosexual man who engages in anal penetration as his
default sex act. The analist lifestyle was popularized during the sexual revolution among gay club scenes in major American cities such as
San Francisco and New York City. Prior to then, most homosexual men historically engaged in frottage, sometimes called "the Princeton Rub"; a sex act where two men rub their penises together. Homosexual men in media and pop culture are usually portrayed as analists, and many anti-gay groups tend to accuse all homosexual men of being analists. Homosexuals who engage in anal penetration are considered at high risk of contracting
HIV, while oral
sex and frottage carry virtually no risk of
HIV and a significantly decreased risk of many other STDs. Anal
sex is also associated with fissures, hemorrhoids, and polyps; while in extreme cases or long term engagement, anal sex can lead to incontinence, septic shock, cancers, and prolapse.
Analists fixate on the
anus, and because the anus is not a
sex organ, and contains no genital tissue, one can rightfully assert that anal
sex is nothing more than anal fetishism.