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Who were some other prominent straight HIV-infected people that helped shift the perception of AIDS in the US?

  • Magic Johnson, Arthur Ashe, and the Ray brothers

  • Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and the Smith brothers

  • Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, and the Wilson brothers

  • Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and the Affleck brothers

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The perception of AIDS as an illness impacting only the gay community shifted in the US with the media focus on straight HIV-infected people like Ryan White, Magic Johnson, Arthur Ashe, and the Ray brothers.
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