<p>Yes, said Matt Foreman, outgoing executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in a <a id="wvj0" href="http://michiganmessenger.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=838" target="_blank" title="&quot;a gay disease?&quot;">controversial speech</a> made in Detroit on Feb. 7. With its rate of infection remaining high, Foreman said the gay community should &quot;own up to it.&quot; Anti-homosexual groups applauded the remarks. Gay activists are split over Foreman’s candor, according to <a title="&quot;a gay disease?&quot;" target="_blank" id="qf6h" href="http://michiganmessenger.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=916">Michigan Messenger.</a></p>