Bambalwa abantu namuhla abakhumbula ukuthi eminyakeni yokuqala yokuvela kwegciwane lesandulela ngculaza, isifo esabangelwa yi-GRID (Gay-related immune disorder) - "I-Gay Immune Disorder", ngoba bonke abantu bokuqala abangenwe yileli gciwane babengongqingili. Elinye igama elivamile kwakuyi-"Gay Cancer." Kungemva kokuba leli gciwane liphinde lasakazeka phakathi kwabesifazane abathandana nobulili obuhlukile, futhi ngabo phakathi kwabesilisa, ngokusebenzisa abesilisa nabesifazane kanye nemilutha yezidakamizwa, lesi sifo saqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi ingculaza ngosizo losopolitiki kanye nengcindezi evela ezinhlanganweni zezitabane.