Truth and deception in AIDS information brochures.

This essay documents state governmental subversion of expansive constructions of HIV-disease. While it is clear that governments frequently practice deception and secrecy with the justification that the public would become dangerously emotional and irrational if fully informed, there is no evidence that the public would, in fact, behave that way. The essay concludes with a ranking of state AIDS brochures for accuracy and totality of information.