Tag: HIV positive

Industry experts told L.A. reporter Karl Schmid, "Don't—it'll ruin you." A reporter with ABC News came out as HIV positive in a heartfelt Facebook post that’s gone viral. Karl Schmid, a 37-year-old correspondent with KABC Channel 7 in L.A., usually covers human interest and entertainment stories, including this year’s Academy Awards. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf852tOlWlX/?utm_source=ig_embed But the Australian journalist became the subject of the story on Friday, when he decided to share his status. “For ten years I’ve struggled with ‘do I or don’t I?’” wrote...

  Daryll Rowe, a 26 year old hairdresser, is being accused by several individuals of the fact that he intended to infect them with HIV. According to his victims, Daryll Rowe would intentionally rupture the condoms used during sex to infect his partners with the deadly disease. What is even more disturbing is that he didn’t even tried hiding his intentions. Several of his victims declared that Daryll mocked them mercilessly after the sex had occurred, sending them cruel messages and...

"You are me and I am you." Despite years of progress, the stigma surrounding the HIV virus is still devastatingly high. So when a young HIV-positive man blindfolded himself in the middle of Trafalgar Square and asked for strangers to leave him messages on a giant poster board, he wasn’t sure what to expect. In the end, what George Hankers received was an overwhelming amount of love and support from people who wanted him to know that he is not alone. Hankers...

Three quarters of HIV-positive gay men have experienced sexual rejection, according to a new survey. The report from FS Magazine, which looks at stigma faced by those living with HIV, found that 73% of gay and bisexual men living with HIV have been rejected despite 96% of them being HIV-undetectable. They also found that 97% of gay and bisexual men living with HIV believe there is still stigma associated with being HIV-positive, and that 84% receive or see the most stigma...

In 2008, the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunizations started a program in UK meant to attack the human papilloma virus, responsible for causing cancer. The virus spreads through genital or oral contact. However, the HPV vaccination program included only girls aged 12 or 13. The program was designed on the idea that men who have sex with vaccinated women are protected, and this doesn’t include gay men. Recently, Government advisers suggested that the HPV vaccine should also be available...

Five years after he learned that he was HIV positive, Charlie Sheen decides to make this aspect of his life public. The actor revealed that he is HIV positive for NBC’s Today show on Tuesday. He explained that the virus is almost inoffensive and that he undergoes an effective treatment. But, as we all know it, being HIV positive is still a matter of controversy for a vast majority. Sheen has also revealed that he’s been blackmailed by those who...

For the last thirty years, the world created controversy and stigma around people who have been living with AIDS. The gay community was affected at a larger scale and this condition became something to be ashamed of, a reality you needed to hide. It has been a struggle to be a person living with HIV until recently, when the social movements and activists finally got results. Living with HIV is no longer something to be ashamed of, nor something you...