... This is never going to be a middle-class heterosexual disease (Fettner, 21)." Contrary to Randy Shilts' position, the primary change in the AIDS discourse in 1985 was a shift from a mainly homosexual disease to a homosexual/heterosexual disease. The heterosexual population [including the middle-class] had to acknowledge ... of male condoms. Abstinence was fine for people who weren't sexually active, but for the majority of sexually active people condoms were the preferred method. An article in The Village Voice showed promise for a "super" condom. The article hailed "condoms capable of p...

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• Grade Level: High School

... This is never going to be a middle-class heterosexual disease (Fettner, 21)." Contrary to Randy Shilts' position, the primary change in the AIDS discourse in 1985 was a shift from a mainly homosexual disease to a homosexual/heterosexual disease. The heterosexual population [including the middle-class] had to acknowledge ... of male condoms. Abstinence was fine for people who weren't sexually active, but for the majority of sexually active people condoms were the preferred method. An article in The Village Voice showed promise for a "super" condom. The article hailed "condoms capable of p...

• Word Count: 2205
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School