Dating With HIV-Would You Date HIV Positive Gay ?

1. Dating With HIV-Would You Date HIV Positive Gay? I have been living with HIV for since 2003. During this time, I have received my share of sexual and romantic rejections based on my HIV status. While these don't make any of my happiest memories, I've tried to grab it by the chin. I have always firmly believed that people have the right to develop a sexual strategy that suits them, and that included rejecting people based on their HIV status. But you know what? I have experienced a change of mind. Full of manure. First, as a safer sox strategy, it just doesn't work. We have known for some years that it is unlikely that someone in treatment will transmit the virus. How unlikely? Well, you are more likely to get infected from having sex when you use a condom with someone who is not in treatment than from having sox without a condom with someone who is being treated. So when someone says they are going to avoid John because he has HIV (and is on treatment) and then runs off with Jonah, whose status is unknown, they are at much higher sexual risk. Then there's the idea of giving up a condom that you live with, but don't want to do with the poz man (even though treatment makes infection highly unlikely). Sounds great in theory, but even if they did something responsible and tried it together, a negative test result is only related to that

2. moment. Monogamy is great, don't get me wrong, but it can fail. The truth is that most HIV infections are the result of having sox with someone who does not know their status. you need to know there are Dating Sites For HIV Positive People which is only for stds infected people to find their love through online. If you have rejected someone attractive because they were responsible, tested and informed about their HIV status, you may open up to someone else, a much higher risk. If you are concerned about the illness or death of an HIV positive partner, it is time for you to realize that we are in the 21st century. The life expectancy of people living with HIV who are diagnosed while their immune systems are still strong is expected to be roughly the same as that of anyone else. Some studies even suggest that we can live a little longer than our negative siblings (just because we always go for a checkup, so any other disease is likely to be caught sooner). Or maybe People Dating with HIV are still unclean or worthless? Please. It is a virus, it is not a moral or personal hygiene judgment. Of course, you can find HIV-infected men who are, for example, socially generous, but you will find the same in HIV-negative communities. And the same goes for personal hygiene. It's a pretty bad situation if you think stigma is creeping up on you. Is it certainly the right decision for all of us, whether we are HIV positive or negative, to work together to challenge stigma? I want people to be able to discuss openly and honestly about HIV and what they know or doubt about their own status. I think it is vital if we are to reduce new infections and challenge stigma. The widespread rejection of people living with HIV means that fewer men feel capable of being open and honest, creating a basis for constant ignorance and fear. Avoiding sox or a relationship with someone just because they are living with HIV is not a good strategy: it does not prevent you from becoming HIV positive, it does not reduce the number of new infections, and it promotes an unacceptable caste system in our communities. It is time to say enough.