my two cents:

for one, the article in st: although yes the start of the article i feel is not the type you want for such a touchy issue, despite having "mitigating" words like "suggest" - the suggestion alone is enough, really - it does try to level it out, and if you read on you realise that the article's real focus is not on gay men per se, but gay men with aids. and with reason - sex that results in aids is irresponsible somewhere in the equation. well, at least in this case, with the stats given.

and balaji isnt really the bigot that some may make him out to be: the fact that he recognises - publicly as well - the need to destigmatise testing for aids as well as prevent discrimination against these patients gives sign that he is trying to help. quote: [he] said the health ministry was most concerned about the rising number of aids patients.

though yes all that about the link between nation party and aids in the gay fraternity is a tad insensitive to the issue. you should never let your personal prejudices taint what you are trying to say.
there's a link between this case and the luis aragones racism case (those who follow football will know what i mean.) i'd rather call him boorish than bigoted.