https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugchasing
Dr. Mark Blechner found that some bug chasers were lonely and alienated, and saw HIV as a path to becoming part of a community that elicits public sympathy and caretaking.
In my opinion, this same scenario of a lonely person looking to belong by whatever means can be seen today in a few cases of children suddenly becoming Transgender.
Other times, ‘sudden’ Transgenderism may be a parent making that decision about their child early in the child’s life. Often the decision maker is a single mother, or mom with a very submissive father figure. A sort of Munchausen Syndrome develops, where the parent wants the child to be sick and stay that way, because of all the attention it brings the family. Sad and selfish, but it does happen.
they think that HIV has been cured, that the public will pay for their treatment, and good chance they can get on life time disability payments....what’s not to love...