Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.
HIV brings out the best and the worst in humanity, and the laws reflect these attitudes.
The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it's a sexually transmitted disease.
Laws that treat people living with HIV or those at greatest risk with respect start with the way that we treat them ourselves: as equals. If we are going to stop the spread of HIV in our lifetime, then that is the change we need to spread.
We must encourage people to get educated, to get tested, to get involved in the fight against AIDS.
You can't be involved in healthcare without being involved in the battle against AIDS.
We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS organization out there worth squat in my opinion.
Because we are all human beings, we are all HIV-eligible.
Now there are laws in many parts of the world which reflect the best of human nature. These laws treat people touched by HIV with compassion and acceptance. These laws respect universal human rights and they are grounded in evidence.
History will not judge HIV/AIDS kindly... the harshest words will be reserved for how the world responded, or rather failed to respond, to the epidemic.
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