Wasn’t any better in here in London in the UK.
The first was Diana in 87, opening a new hiv/aids unit and shaking the hands of a patient.
The other was a character in a soap (watched by over 1/4 of the population - imagine a show with 90 million viewers in the U.S) becoming HIV, and all the various reactions both of him living with it, then later when the neighbourhood bigots found out, that was in the early 90s
I know it wasn't your intention and this is a serious topic, but I did chuckle at the thought of this.