The identification of the virus as a sexually transmitted infection associated with groups labeled as being “high risk”—including homosexuals, heroin addicts and sex workers—had tragic consequences. Conservative and religious groups used this identification to launch their campaigns of disinformation and their agenda of abstinence, which fostered the persecution of alternative sexual practices and ended up justifying homophobia, furthering the spread of HIV. In response, an activism centered on the right to healthcare for seropositive individuals emerged, as well as the need to spread prejudice-free information about the sexual experience, the relevance of disease prevention, and the demystification of the realities of the seropositive community. Groups and organizations such as the Colectivo Sol [Sun], Grupo Cálamo [Quill Group], Letra S [Letter S], AVE of Mexico, and the Frente Nacional de Personas Afectadas por el VIH-SIDA (FRENPAVIH) [National Front of People Affected by HIV-Aids], created images, organized protests and lobbied the government to open a specialized HIV treatment center (the Condesa Specialized Clinic, which opened in 2000) and to ensure coverage of antiretroviral treatments at a national level (in 2003).