8. "i'm generally opposed to criminalization of HIV" In response to In response to 6
by making failure to disclose poz status before sex a criminal act. i think such laws are completely abhorrent and that they only act to increase HIV stigma and don't actually encourage the desired behavior - disclosure of poz status.
so i'm glad that this guy hasn't been criminally charged for his conduct, AFAIK.
and now that HIV has become such a manageable disease and ppl who get treatment are often able to reduce their viral loads to undetectable which grossly decreases the chance that they will infect anyone...why are we still freaking out about HIV? i assume it's b/c ppl aren't aware of the advances in medz. also, those of us who are negative can take PREP and if we have sex w/a poz partner w/an undetectable viral load the risk of transmission is reduced by 92%. so why panic?
it's not a death sentence. it hasn't been for yrs. we need to chill.