Which of these is FALSE?

A. One of the main reasons that blood was not screened for hepatitis B, as an indirect screen for HIV, in the early 1980s is because officials thought that such a screening was too expensive.
B. The HIV virus first appeared only around 1981.
C. The Reverend Jerry Falwell blamed gay men for spreading HIV in America.
D. A person can be evicted in many states because she says she is lesbian; she has no legal protection by statute against being evicted.
E. A person can be fired in Birmingham because he is gay, and he has no legal protection by statute against being fired.


Answer: B

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