Why is The Villages known as ‘the STD capital of America?’

Why is The Villages known as ‘the STD capital of America?’

Friends up north and across Tampa Bay snickered when Brian Lafferty revealed where he’d bought a new home.His 30-year-old daughter in Boston called to express concern.Even his ex-wife asked him about it.“Without exception, every person I’ve told I bought a house in The Villages has asked the same thing,” Lafferty said. “‘Isn’t that the STD capital of the United States?’”The Villages, a mammoth retirement community that was the fastest-growing me…

Why is Florida’s The Villages known as ‘the STD capital of America?’

Is the retirement playground really a hotbed of sexually transmitted diseases?

Why is The Villages known as ‘the STD capital of America?’

Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise nationally in the wake of the pandemic. But is the world’s largest retirement community, about 80 miles northeast of Tampa, really a hotbed for STDs?

Why is The Villages known as ‘the STD capital of America?’

THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Friends up north and across Tampa Bay snickered when Brian Lafferty revealed where he’d bought a new home.