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Discuss the social attitude toward gays and lesbians and the impact of the social labeling practice. Analyze the degree to which the AIDs problem resulted in a direct focus on stigmatizing gay and lesbian lifestyles. How does the assigned article on verbal shaming reflect specific attitudes on gays and lesbians and explain the nature of the social labeling practice.