How many gay men and women have attended the funeral of a significant other or friend who has died of AIDS? Homosexual men and women have felt the threat of dishonor and judgments just like the soldiers of Vietnam. ... No, the military may be screening for sex perverts, gay letters written in code, or fearing homosexual witch hunts conducted by superiors. ... However, gay men and women have been dealing with the shame of HIV, the war on AIDS, and the death toll of friends and family. At the conclusion of Vietnam, the death toll was approximately over 171,000 men and women killed, perhaps...

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