Nearly 20 years ago I was talking to a guy from our church who used to be in Army Intelligence and was an expert on the Middle East. I mentioned something about Arafat's vow to not marry until the Palestinians had their own country. This guy laughed and told me that it was well known amongst his former colleagues that Arafat was gay and they even knew what type of man he was drawn to. I was shocked, but he assured me that it was true and that Arab/Muslim leaders turn a blind eye to Arafat's homosexuality as he serves their political purposes.
Several years later I got to know a couple of young Muslims who were from West Africa and had been converted to Christianity. They had lived in Egypt for many years and traveled to other Arab countries. They had a lot to say about the rampant homosexuality so I threw this idea out to them about Arafat being gay and they said it's very likely.
I don't think he's gay, and I don't think he can even perform with a woman, boy, or even a goat.
I could be wrong.
But hatred of Arafat does not mean that he has AIDS.