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.