As does a local gay group named ironically Queens Gays and Lesbians United. Q-GLU was founded after a gay man, Julio Rivera, was killed by gay bashers in Vaseline Alley, an outdoor cruising area just blocks from the porno theater. While we are never psychically and physically safe anywhere, some places provide more protection. Q-GLU, founded to seek justice in Rivera's murder now seeks to remove a zone of safety for gay men. Harvey Fierstein says we are our own worst enemies.
Freedom means the ability to make choices, whether wise or stupid.
Consider the larger landscape. Activist pressure has subsided. The best media coverage is in the obituaries. AIDS is just one more given in an ugly world. More deaths and more memorials.