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dlwickham

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Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:50 PM Dec 2012

Reluctant Social Commentary of a Newly HIV-Positive 20-Something

In the modern homo-arena of fabulous fundraisers, extravagant vacations and Cross-fit courses, the conversation of HIV has almost become associated with bad social etiquette. After all, the insidious connotations associated with HIV have seemed to all but fade away. We can all remember the horror stories about funeral after funeral, with half of the faces at Sunday brunch disappearing within a matter of months...but that was then. Now, our Sunday brunch tables are full of pretty faces, salacious bedtime stories, mimosas and high T-cell counts, regardless of status.

Yes, what it means to be a homosexual has changed at a lightening pace over the past two decades. The problems of a young gay man have drastically shifted from avoiding certain death due to AIDS and overcoming outward (and socially accepted) discrimination to picking out wedding invitations and ignoring the occasional dirty look when holding your boyfriend’s hand. For the successful, gay 20-something, the threat of HIV can almost seem outdated; a scary memory that we are lucky to forget. This dangerous fallacy, however, is what led me to get gob smacked with a dose of HIV-positive reality during my routine, “socially responsible” STI test. You know, the one you get right after hitting the gym and right before dinner and drinks at some undisclosed glamorous location.

http://www.advocate.com/health/here-inspire/2012/12/03/reluctant-social-commentary-newly-hiv-positive-20-something

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Reluctant Social Commentary of a Newly HIV-Positive 20-Something (Original Post) dlwickham Dec 2012 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Dec 2012 #1
thanks for posting this La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2012 #2
Good read, thanks for posting. n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #3

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