The poster you're responding to happens to be in a medical residency program so I doubt if you can educate him about the spread of HIV/AIDS.
And discovery in a particular group does not mean the disease originated there.
You are the one who is wrong. Exactly where did you get your information, because
this came from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) website:
Where did HIV come from? | Questions and Answers | CDC HIV/AIDS
So if you're going to blame anybody for AIDS, blame frigging poachers. The only reason it was so prevalent in the gay community is because anal intercourse can cause small tears in the tissues of the rectum, allowing blood to become exposed to bodily fluids. The disease was also heavily impacting hemophiliacs, too, but gay guys are a splashier news item, aren't they? The fact is:
That from
HIV/AIDS
In the final analysis, I think it's pretty safe to say Chris was at least 50% correct in his original assessment of your opinion.