Ndi anthu ochepa masiku ano omwe amakumbukira kuti mzaka zoyambirira kutuluka kwa kachilombo ka HIV, matenda omwe adayambitsidwa nawo amatchedwa GRID (Matenda okhudzana ndi chitetezo cha amuna kapena akazi okhaokha) - "Matenda amthupi a Gay", popeza onse oyamba omwe anali ndi kachiromboka anali amuna kapena akazi okhaokha. Dzina lina lodziwika linali Gay Cancer. Kachilombo kokha pambuyo poti kufalikira kwa azimayi ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha kudzera mwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha ndikuwabaya mankhwala osokoneza bongo, komanso kudzera mwa iwo pakati pa amuna, mothandizidwa ndi andale komanso kukakamizidwa ndi mabungwe ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, matendawa adadzasinthidwa Edzi.