gotta love the LA Times. as far as I can tell, nowhere in that (interesting) article did they use inflammatory language in describing Christian (or even Hudson for that matter). Can you imagine if Fox News had written that?
"Several years ago, an e-mail was sent to my editor reporting the long expected death of Marc Christian, the former gay homosexual lover of Rock Hudson, the gay 1950s and '60s romantic leading man and later star of TV's "McMillan and Wife." You might recall the tabloid frenzy that erupted news media attention when Hudson, who had maintained a resolutely heterosexual proper public image throughout his life, announced revealed in 1985 that he his gay lifestyle had ultimately resulted in his succumbing to AIDS, which was sweeping decimating the gay community homosexuals. He died a few months later, only to be sued by his enraged former illicit lover."