I would assume so. I think gay men were so freaked out by AIDS the first time around that they were more frightened than most. I noticed generally that anyone with a prior health scare seemed to be more vulnerable to the propaganda. I have a family member who was struck quite suddenly with a severe case of diverticulitis and almost died. When this COVID thing hit a switch was flipped in her brain and she has gone full Howard Hughes germaphobe since. To this day she doesn't leave her house and seldom has anyone over. When she does it's weird and not worth the hassle. I am the first one to get annoyed at the stupidity of the covidiots, but the real enemy is the group that foisted this on us.