As someone who has been reading online theories for the WOT for twenty years, not once have I ever seen someone other than myself liken the taint to HIV/AIDS. I always saw it like that, and it seemed to be something that straight people glossed over because I think it was something that simply wasn’t present in their lives. The same can be said for a lot of these, but this one — being what the entire series is based on — to me, is the most important. 

Thank you for making it more public. 

I've had the first image as the background on my computer for two years.