Ndi anthu ochepa masiku ano omwe amakumbukira kuti m'zaka zoyamba za kachilombo ka HIV, matendawa adayambitsa amatchedwa GRID (Gay-related immune disorder) - "Gay Immune Disorder", popeza anthu onse oyambirira omwe adatenga kachilomboka anali ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha. Dzina lina lodziwika bwino linali "Cancer Gay." Pokhapokha kachilomboka kamafalikira pakati pa akazi ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, ndipo kupyolera mwa iwo pakati pa amuna, kupyolera mwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha komanso osokoneza bongo, matendawa adatchedwa AIDS mothandizidwa ndi ndale komanso kukakamizidwa ndi mabungwe achiwerewere.