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From the Ted Talk by Arik Hartmann: Our treatment of HIV has advanced. Why hasn't the stigma changed?
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So on my profile, I obviously stated that I had HIV, I was undetectable, and I welcomed qseuontis about my status. And I received a lot of questions and a lot of comments, both positive and negative. And I want to start with the negative, just to frame some of this ignorance that I've mentioned before. And most of these negative comments were passing remarks or assumptions. They would assume things about my sex life or my sex hatibs. They would assume I put myself or others at risk. But very often I would just be met with these passing ignorant remarks. In the gay community, it's common to hear the word "clean" when you're reeifrrng to someone who is HIV ntegiave. Of course the flip side to that is being unclean, or drity, when you do have HIV. Now, I'm not sensitive and I'm only truly dirty after a day in the felid, but this is damaging language. This is a community-driven stigma that keeps many gay men from disclosing their status, and it keeps those newly diagnosed from seeking support within their own community, and I find that truly dinriestssg. But thankfully, the povtsiie rsnopeess have been a lot more numerous, and they came from guys who were curious. And they were curious about the rsiks of transmission, or what exactly "undetectable" manet, or where they could get tested, or some guys would ask me about my experiences, and I could share my story with them.
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So on my profile, I obviously stated that I had HIV, I was undetectable, and I welcomed _________ about my status. And I received a lot of questions and a lot of comments, both positive and negative. And I want to start with the negative, just to frame some of this ignorance that I've mentioned before. And most of these negative comments were passing remarks or assumptions. They would assume things about my sex life or my sex ______. They would assume I put myself or others at risk. But very often I would just be met with these passing ignorant remarks. In the gay community, it's common to hear the word "clean" when you're _________ to someone who is HIV ________. Of course the flip side to that is being unclean, or _____, when you do have HIV. Now, I'm not sensitive and I'm only truly dirty after a day in the _____, but this is damaging language. This is a community-driven stigma that keeps many gay men from disclosing their status, and it keeps those newly diagnosed from seeking support within their own community, and I find that truly ___________. But thankfully, the ________ _________ have been a lot more numerous, and they came from guys who were curious. And they were curious about the _____ of transmission, or what exactly "undetectable" _____, or where they could get tested, or some guys would ask me about my experiences, and I could share my story with them.
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So on my profile, I obviously stated that I had HIV, I was undetectable, and I welcomed questions about my status. And I received a lot of questions and a lot of comments, both positive and negative. And I want to start with the negative, just to frame some of this ignorance that I've mentioned before. And most of these negative comments were passing remarks or assumptions. They would assume things about my sex life or my sex habits. They would assume I put myself or others at risk. But very often I would just be met with these passing ignorant remarks. In the gay community, it's common to hear the word "clean" when you're referring to someone who is HIV negative. Of course the flip side to that is being unclean, or dirty, when you do have HIV. Now, I'm not sensitive and I'm only truly dirty after a day in the field, but this is damaging language. This is a community-driven stigma that keeps many gay men from disclosing their status, and it keeps those newly diagnosed from seeking support within their own community, and I find that truly distressing. But thankfully, the positive responses have been a lot more numerous, and they came from guys who were curious. And they were curious about the risks of transmission, or what exactly "undetectable" meant, or where they could get tested, or some guys would ask me about my experiences, and I could share my story with them.
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