Funny, some still seem to think AIDS was invented by gays to take over the world or whatever.

It spreads rapidly among gay men due to lack of information on how to prevent it. The best way to protect oneself, bar not being intimate at all, happens to be the condom, and heterosexuals commonly use it for other reasons, getting the benefit of protection in the process. Gay men can also do the same, but not many know that it can also serve this purpose.

Also, do you even know what a "hate crime" is?

As for the kid, that wasn't a very nice thing to say. You know, kinda like the things many homosexuals have to endure quite a lot.