* [[Rock Hudson]] died of AIDS-related complications after contracting the disease through homosexual intercourse.
* [[Rock Hudson]] died of AIDS-related complications after contracting the disease through homosexual intercourse.
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* [[Freddie Mercury]] of the rock group Queen, notorious for his flamboyant onstage presence, also contracted AIDS through his wildly promiscuous homosexual lifestyle.
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* [[Freddie Mercury]] of the rock group Queen, notorious for his flamboyant onstage presence, also contracted AIDS through his wildly promiscuous homosexual lifestyle, and subsequently perished of the self-inflicted condition.