Living With The Stigma of HIV
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2015
- I interviewed 6 people living with HIV, they had a lot to say about the social stigma they face.
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the lady is my aunt so please respect this video....... luv u Auntie Ashley!!!
Your aunt is a very brave woman for telling her story ❤️
How did she get it ?
@@danielmcintyre5170 I wanted to find out as well but really i just like gossip cause that is not the aim of this video
33 years of diagnosis here, being tested, know your status, treatment is available and undetectable is achievable
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This is honestly so incredible and I can't thank you enough for getting involved in this campaign. You're an absolute hero and should be proud. x
I LOVE this!. I was born with HIV seventeen years ago. Stigma is the biggest hurdle to conquering HIV. All of these wonderful people speaking up will help to squash stigma. Were all of the participants from the GTA? If so, I am too.
+Iggy Izzys I God wanted me dead, I'd be dead. God's plan for me was to educate others about HIV and AIDS and to decrease the stigma, help raise funds for a cure. I've was born to an HIV positive crack addict, exposed to alcohol in the womb, had my stroller hit by a car when I was two weeks old which resulted in a fractured skull and broken jaw, was in a coma for three and a half months and guess what? I'm still here. I'm happy, healthy and living my life to the fullest. Maybe God planned for you to come across this comment and speak to someone who would respond with kindness and a sincere hope to change your outlook. I hope you have a great day. Peace.
+BoerboelDog Owner Thank you! I'll keep living my positive, positive life. :) Hopefully, Iggy has had a little sunshine touch her soul and will learn a little more about HIV. Please do, if you have time, check out my TEDx Talk.
Ashley Rose Murphy wow you are wise beyond your years.
Ashley Rose Murphy Ashley, how much are your ARV?
@@ashleyrosemurphy9703 You. Are. Amazing. Never let anyone dull your shine. Sending love from the other side of the planet. 🫂
A remarkable video bro...I'm glad you took initiative to film the many faces of HIV positive individuals.
Happy Holidays!!
I didn't catch his name, but the guy in the grey and blue shirt with the buzzed hair...very cute :) I'm glad you showed all kinds of people here. HIV does not discriminate!
He said his name is Rodney, and yes, he is very cute :)
sounded like ron urasso?
yes agreed he's very cute and very well articulated and grounded. understood his name as Rodney Russo.
It doesn't discriminate but neither does the data, 70% are gay men.
Mike you always make videos about important social topics but this might be the most important one.
I'm from India and there is a huge population of Seropositive people in India... I remember hearing about it when i was in middle school in a very sad way.. people finding out they are positive and committing suicide because of the social stigma and the idea that there is no life ahead. during my medical school days, i saw widows of HIV positive men who were abandoned by families..suffering through no fault of their own...
Medicine has changed so much and the life expectancy has improved a lot... but society hasn't changed much because of lack of awareness... Thank you for playing a part in changing that.
It's no longer a death sentence, but it's still a great inconvenience. Not to mention the financial costs of treatment and medication.
Use protection, get tested, and remember that no amount of satisfaction and pleasure is worth risking HIV (or any STI) for the rest of your life. Do not lie about your status or lie about being tested. Do not tell your partner you are disease-free because you ASSUME you are. Be HONEST with your partner(s).
+TehxHope and if your a woman you cant have fertility treatment
I just found out I had syphilis and I'm praying I don't have HIV. You're right, nothing is worth any STD
They say it's not a death sentence but it kinda of is . Just because your alive dosnt mean your living. It would brake you mentally
This video is so positive and really beautiful. It's just crazy seeing people who seem to be so kind and really great hearted are carrying that serious virus. 🙈
I love how you really keep your videos informative and educational. It's something people really need to know.
Using Dr Abiola herbal supplements on UA-cam really helped me get cured from HIV virus
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Great video Michael (and interviewees)!
This is an amazing video, Michael!
Great Job Michael. I think you did an excellent job in conveying an important message in a positive way.
I just discovered your channel and the first video i watched was this one. It is so informative and it humanizes the people living with HIV. I was diagnosed in the mid 80s and am still here doing fairly well. For me the stigma was almost worse than having the virus. I felt the need to always disclose anyone i had a date w and very often they said they had "something else to do". It took a while for me but I realized that I did not want start a friendship w anyone with so little compassion and so much ignorance. I was lucky, my family and friends were unfazed by it but not everyone experiences that. I have seen the family/friend/whatever rejection and how it impacts those who have the virus. It breaks my heart. I think people who find out they are HIV+ should prepare themselves emotionally and physically in case it does not go the way they had hoped.
Fantastic video! I am afraid that there is not enough information out there for people just to stumble upon. The folks in this video were very real, not scary people and it demonstrates that anyone can have this virus.
Thanks so much for the good work.
Using Dr Abiola herbal supplements on UA-cam really helped me get cured from HIV virus
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Getting tested for HIV will not keep you from getting HIV. Some people think they should be HIV+ to fit in with their friends. Don't go there. Being sick, taking medicine, facing rejection, telling your friends and family is not fun. It's a very heavy emotional burden that you bear until the end of your days.
Using Dr Abiola herbal supplements on UA-cam really helped me get cured from HIV virus
ua-cam.com/channels/Eb0CljXb94xP7L-EWPO0QA.html 💛💛
Really great video! Gave it a share on Twitter looking forward to the next one.
thank you Michael Rizzi you're such a wonderful person I love how you try and educate the public on a lot of different issues I wish I had a guy like you for a neighbor you're just amazing have a great 4th of July this year. Bob storm DRS.
I am straight and tested positive for HIV in 2013 after mother's day, I was infected by blood transfusion at UCI hospital. Since 2015 I am undetectable from triumeq, when I got he news I broke down and cried, then telling my mom and she cried and I said happy mother's day. I had thoughts of suicide and the hard part of telling my friends and they said don't cry we have your back, well they lied to my face, they eventually turned their backs on me and don't want anything to do with me. Now they laugh at me and talk shit about me and their dad also, karma is a bitch
now I just stay to myself and I also never been in love, the stigma hurts, the way I handle my illness is I joke about it.... peace to all
I wish I had a cure for this for everyone. It's heartbreaking to hear and read about what has happened to you and others.
@@tachyontee3877 me too
Using Dr Abiola herbal supplements on UA-cam really helped me get cured from HIV virus
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These people are so brave thank y’all so much for sharing your stories
Great job on this Mikey
Well done. An important part of educating people is to put a name and a face to the disease. Everyone in this video is brave and inspiring. God bless all of you and here's to a long fruitful life. Love!!!!
Great video, Michael. I think I'll share this with a few friends who are still so very ignorant about the subject.
Once again well done Michael you have restored my faith in the younger generation!!! XOXO!!!
Important topic, well done video. Awesome all around!
Thanks for the great video. You are all amazing! ❤️
Great effort and video, Michael.
Great video, keep doing this Rizzi
wow capturing these peoples lives and stories is important and amazing... thank you!!! ❤
Great Vid!!! Thanks for sharing and helping people(like me) be better educated.
I love this, hearing about everyone talking about the importance of getting tested and urging people to get tested this week, it's equally important to educate people about what it's like to be living with HIV today.
+Michael Rizzi This was a great video.. I lost my younger brother 5 years ago do to complications from HIV..
When he was told in hospital that he was positive, I yelled at him severely because he had previously told me about losing so many friends over the years..
I wanted to know why he didn't get tested..
His answer to me was that it had been 25 years since he had unprotected sex therefore he thought he was safe..
But he wasn't..
25 years without knowing he had it, had caused him to develop a type of lung cancer which can be associated with the disease..
He was 46 years old..
But because he taught me so much while he was here, I was able to be completely open for my eldest daughter when she told me she was gay and for my youngest daughter when she came out to me as bi..
I am so proud of the people in your video..
I truly hope they can stay strong, live their lives to the fullest and have much success and happiness in their lives.. 💙
What a wonderful gift your brother left you to be able to navigate fatherhood. Thank you for sharing his story with us. May his memory be a blessing.
Using Dr Abiola herbal supplements on UA-cam really helped me get cured from HIV virus
ua-cam.com/channels/Eb0CljXb94xP7L-EWPO0QA.html 💛💛
Thanks for talking about this topic :)
She has a wonderful life, including you
Very powerful video! I just subscribed and am loving your channel
So moving and encouraging for everybody.
Very well done. Thank you for this video.
Great video!
I work for an ASO and I think that this video will show society that anyone can have HIV and you would never know. I hope this video will educate people and help to eliminate the stigma surrounding the virus.
thank you for this video 😊 good stuff! !!
Thank you for this!
You're doing a great job. Keep up the good work.
nicely done, michael... thank you... xo...
I love this 🙌🏻
All your material is good, but this is outstanding. As an older gay man (64), I really identified with the older fellow's story. While -- as far as I know I am Neg (I've been tested) -- the fact he's been living with this since 1983 hit home, because I was involved in the initial meetings to set up the Columbus (Ohio) AIDS Task Force in February 1983. One of the men was recently diagnosed, and someone picked up his pen that he had dropped and then kept it and then absent-mindedly placed it in his mouth while thinking about making a note about something. The effected man said: "Wait. We don't know if that places you in danger." And then we did not. Such is how far we have come. As an aside this positive man recently died after living almost 30 years with this virus. A true outlier -- but with the new drugs he will no longer be one. Still use a rubber and don't swallow -- as much fun that can be, unless you are damn certain about your partner.
Using Dr Abiola herbal supplements on UA-cam really helped me get cured from HIV virus
ua-cam.com/channels/Eb0CljXb94xP7L-EWPO0QA.html 💛💛
Very good video with a lot of different people.
loved the video
So much love for these people.
Well done !
very informative!
my husband was diagnosed with HIV in 2007, and he lives in constant fear of stigma. I fought for gay right in the 80's and 90's and still am ashamed of how cruel people are.
Using Dr Abiola herbal supplements on UA-cam really helped me get cured from HIV virus
ua-cam.com/channels/Eb0CljXb94xP7L-EWPO0QA.html 💛💛
This subject is so precious to be out of closed caption...deaf people want to be up to date as well (and no, the automatic CC doesn't work at all). S A D
You know what is worse than having HIV and being rejected? Not having HIV but be rejected anyway.
Yeah, life is a bummer for all of us.
Lets keep fighting.
Nislo Perez Like being black and living in U.S ?
I think your amazing!!! ILY.
Hello, I am a comprehensive sex educator and I was wondering if you have a bleeped version which would be appropriate for classroom settings. Please and thank you!
The guy in the leather suspenders is too cute. Call me :)
I can't help but find it a little ironic I end up seeing this video the day I got tested... hours after the fact. It was at my town's clinic and I was only there for a refill on my asthma medication. They asked the usual questions (one of them asking if I was sexually active) and I said yes. So some way down the road I was asked did I want to take an HIV/AIDS test since the clinic gave them for free, I said ya and so it begun. I can't really say it was a long wait cause after talking to my doctor for about 20min it was over and found out my results were negative. It's a great thing knowing your status.
Thanks you all for sharing
I have a friend with HIV and the current treatment failed to fix his sexual addiction.
Life for many of us without HIV is nightmare enough. Obviously, you've got those lucky, cheery people who hit the happiness lottery but for a majority of us life is mostly quiet desperation. HIV, it seems, would make the difficult life experience even harder so I commend you all. I'm negative and doubt that I could handle infection with such grace.
Ughhhhhh I really need a hug now
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It was very interesting to see a female perspective
yeah n she's my auntie
This is important
There are even home HIV test's that you can even use in the privacy of your own home.
exactly it's no joke don't fuck around with others if you even suspect u have it be well be safe
nobody mentioned the devastating consequences of hiv criminalizations which deters most people from getting tested today... and that one guy was right, the health consequences of this virus are almost none existent today, it's the stress from the stigma that destroys people
I got tested a week ago, all clean! I could definitely be more careful though x]
Thanks to the T.H. Trust for funding the video. And thanks to Tim McCaskell, for your wisdom and for likely being among the first persons in Canada to ask for HIV test results from his doctor.
The PhD student is so cute.
Here's hoping that the future of HIV is stigma free and the next generation will be more educated
It’s horrible how people don’t inform themselves and stigmatize people living with the virus
The struggle is real
But. . . . .when people say "Stigma" what are the parameters of that? People wont sit next to you? They think they can get it by shaking your hand? What exactly defines stigma against HIV positive people. I am HIV negative. I believe in being very selective about my sex partners, using protection, and getting tested and having my partners get tested. I even have at home tests. . .the same tests used in the clinics. I just don't believe in taking Truvada or putting myself at risk to exposure to HIV by having sex with an HIV positive person. . . .protected or otherwise. Even if there is a 0.02% chance of getting it. . .I still don't want to take the risk. Is that stigma? I am often violently accused of it. If I refuse to have sex with a positive person. . .I am an ignorant, homophobic, self-loathing, uneducated, bigot who spreads Stigma instead of love!!! Take Truvada, they say, and put your mind at ease and open yourself up to more people! I don't want to be part of the Truvada bareback indiscriminate sex culture. I personally don't find this to be stigmatizing. Its my body, my health, my future, my choice. So were do we set the boundaries on what "stigma" is and isn't?
and because people think it's no longer a death sentence people are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay less careful and so they justify it and say well there's medicine. but in reality they still have their lives cut in half and still die as a result. plus that person be sick as hell. why put yourself through that for 10 mins of sex...? is it worth it
I’ve had multiple dudes who were undetected lie about it.
I'M EMBARKING ON A MISSION TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS. PEOPLE LOST AND FORGOTTEN BY EITHER SOCIETY OR THEIR FAMILIES OR WHATEVER. IF ANYONE NEEDS A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON, AT ANY TIME, EVEN JUST A FEW KIND WORDS. HEY PLEASE DROP ME A LINE AND WRITE ANYTIME:))
The guy in the blue shirt with the blue eyes is gorgeous.
hell yeah!
Well hello there Rodney...! 😘 A walking Pandora's box.
im hiv positive for 2 months now im still under medication and i feel so low and my body couldnt conprehend and im tired i am in need of help
Hang in there it will get better trust me.sending prayers
How is everything now?
Hi. I was wondering if you don't mind what med are you taking and what are the side effects? I appreciate your help.
Thank God someone is talking about it!!!
It's important for people to know how to prevent it! I am working with youth here in Croatia as a volonter and kind have no idea about half of the risks! It's sad that in 2015 people still close their eyes !
( I am not positive, and I am working on preventing risky behavior with youth for 8 years now so I know a thing or two how important it is for people to have a correct information )
It is not a death sentence but it is a life sentence
With all due respect the comment that was made, 4% chance of transmission is incorrect. There has never been a case of transmission from someone who was med compliant and who’s viral load was undetectable.
there is help out there with meds Adap and Ryan white
Undetectable=untransmisible there’s not 4% chance. That’s what the latest investigations are showing and what doctors are telling to their patients
I’d like to see sources on their 4% claim. I’ve never heard that before.
I'm not trying to be rude..... But Miley, do you think you could give us maybe some more positive videos? Thanks!
It's TRUE, people don't know , people don't say. Go get tested
So, the consensus to finding out you have HIV is that it's devestating (at first), especially because you naively thought it couldn't or wouldn't happen to you. Is my experience so rare? Sure, it's a life-changing experience, but I knew the risks I was taking and thus wasn't devestated to find out that I did have it. And I don't regret the choices I made that led to me getting HIV, either. As I mentioned, I knew the risks and I did what I could to mitigate them while still doing the things I love. I don't want to deny people their experience, but is mine really so rare? This isn't simply a critique of the video but rather the representation of it in media as a whole.
+Athari8178 To say that you have no regret for the choices you made that led up to your positive status, is really sad. It's okay to admit to having regrets in life; mistakes are to be learned from.
Okay, I will. Bye.
Tell me you've no regrets when you can barely breathe from pneumonia and your body is covered with nasty lesions.
Actually, I became undetectable 6 months after I was diagnosed with HIV and I've remained undetectable ever since. And my immune system has been recovering quite well, as well. But, thanks for the concern about my health.
Hi. Do you mind sharing about your medication? What are taking and what are the side effects? Thanks for being helpful.
Protect yourself..get tested..and trust noone with your body
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Can't get away from the fact that gay/bisexual men mostly spread this desise.
Junkies.
Don’t worry the cure is on the way soon
Twice have I denied sex, even if he was on Prep :) Protected sex for me or nothing all - something these individual could not do :)
yeah that's you..... so stfu
All the young gay men in this video have such lispy voices.
1st
+ethan johnson This video is so important and you post that retarded comment?!?!?
+Mary Jo Ridgely its not its a number. after all. p.s don't you's that word its offensive
So is your English!
there is help out there with meds Adap and Ryan white