Is HIV/AIDS as controversial a topic in the United States today as it was 30 years ago?

Is HIV/AIDS as controversial a topic in the United States today as…

 

Is HIV/AIDS as controversial a topic in the United States today as it was 30 years ago? Why or why not?

Is HIV still an epidemic in the US?
Annual infections in the U.S. have been reduced by more than two-thirds since the height of the epidemic in the mid-1980s. Further, CDC estimates of annual HIV infections in the United States show hopeful signs of progress in recent years.
What caused the HIV epidemic in the US?
From the very beginning, investigators thought the problem was most likely due to an infectious agent that could be transmitted through sexual contact, although some speculated that recreational drugs or other environmental factors could also be causes.