I want to start out by saying I hope that everyone had a blessed Independence Day and remember it is not just a day of partying with friends. Mine was great, spent it on the lake with great friends and having fun. Well all except the part where I have to now replace my cell and Ipod cause they took a bath.
I want to know what kinds of stigmas everyone has had to face due to HIV. are you like me and have found that it seems a lot harder to find a meaninful relationship? Or have you noticed that once people find out abour your status that they become "scared" to even just talk to you, like they can catch it from a conversation. Why are we concidered a taboo evenin our own community?
What can we do to help end this stigma aginst people who are living with HIV/AIDS? It is through works of groups like The Stigma Project and other orginizations that we can help put a stop to this.
We as a community need to stand up and put faces to this disease so that everyone will realize we are just normal people trying to live a normal life.
This is my story of how I found out I was HIV-Positive while still in the United States Marine Corps and my coming to terms with my diagnosis.
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