Say what, Cyndi?! Ms. Lauper has a large gay following, so she was simply trying to promote safe sex amongst the masses when she said this kooky, overgeneralized statement.

Sex does have the power to cause death through disease, but if you're safe and smart about it, we're pretty sure you're going to live. And when you're dead, you're dead -- if you need Cyndi Lauper to explain that to you, then you've got some serious issues to work out.

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