1. In the 90's a report came out (I don't have the link) that about half of the US military in Germany were HIV+, why haven't we heard more about this IF they are dropping dead?
2. AIDS was FIRST mentioned in one of Beverly Sills' books (the opera singer) - she said she saw gay men dying of a strange disease, this was back in the 50's or 60's. Why hasn't anyone else picked up on this?
Because they are NOT DROPPING DEAD...nor will they, because AIDS is NOT infectious.
Probably because Beverly Sills isn't a doctor.
There are lots of STDs, some of which are strange. The book Plague Time: How Stealth Infections Cause Cancer, Heart Disease, and Other Deadly Ailments has an explanation of how frequent, multi-partner un-protected sex promotes more agressive versions of STDs.
Even without AIDs, medical researchers would expect to find strange and vicious forms of STDs in any environment where people have lots of sex with many partners.