When he was first diagnosed with AIDS, he immediately understood that the disease would lead to speculation about his sexuality. Roy redefines the traditional definition of 'homosexual' and claims it as “[Men] who know no one and whom no one knows. Who have no influence" (51) and is unable to resolve important issues, which he believes he can do, even though according to the traditional definition of homosexual being a man who sleeps with another man - this is exactly what is . Oddly enough, Roy states that “homosexuals are men who in fifteen years of trying can't get a crappy anti-discrimination bill through the City Council” (51), but even if they manage to get an anti-discrimination bill passed, the judgment of others on homosexuals not to change. As a result, people with a similar mentality to that of Roy have oppressed the gay community and deprived them of their rights as citizens. Not only be isolated from the general population, but also be associated with the negative connotation of 'AIDS; although studies have shown that anyone can get AIDS and that they are not isolated to a single sexuality like many