He liʻiliʻi ka poʻe i kēia lā e hoʻomanaʻo i nā makahiki mua o ka puka ʻana o ka maʻi HIV, ua kapa ʻia ka maʻi i loaʻa iā ia ʻo GRID (Gay-related immune disorder) - "Gay Immune Disorder", no ka mea, ʻo ka poʻe mua i loaʻa i ka maʻi he mau kāne kāne. ʻO kekahi inoa maʻamau ʻo "Gay Cancer." Ma hope wale nō o ka laha ʻana o ka maʻi maʻi i waena o nā wahine heterosexual, a ma o lākou i waena o nā kāne, ma o nā bisexuals a me nā mea inu lāʻau, ua kapa hou ʻia ka maʻi ʻo AIDS me ke kōkua ʻana o nā poʻe kālai'āina a me ke kaomi ʻana mai nā hui gay.