Honey Boo Boo's Uncle Infected With HIV by Boyfrie

Lhdc2011 wrote: I see you organic! Your tresses look marvelous.

Regardless if the person is having unprotected sex with many people or if they are prudes and never have sex, you CANNOT and SHOULD NOT deceive someone about a status like that. If he wants to sleep with men who have HIV its his personal choice but not disclosing the information took away his option to choose to do so. His decision was made for him.

Like selling a house without disclosing that a murder took place there. That is something you would want to know so you can make your own decision. If he wasn't getting tested, yall would have something to say about that. The fact that he knows the risks within the gay community and was getting tested frequently shows that he was responsible with his sexual health. You do know that some strains of HIV are not immediate in HIV tests? So why wouldn't you get tested often? Just because antibodies aren't present doesn't mean that you are negative. Either way its not cool, not legal and not fair at all. PERIOD! 

maysay1 wrote: I guess it's a personal responsibility thing. I wouldn't feel right about it. Uncle Poodle seems like the stereotypical gay guy who was just having sex all willy nilly...because if he wasn't that type, why the need to get hiv tests so often (basically monthly)? And if you're that irresponsible to need them monthly, I don't think it's fair to press charges since you're actively and consistently not protecting yourself. At that point, I think you're at least as much at fault.

Wow. Being called irresponsible for frequent HIV tests... Wow.

Frequently testing yourself for HIV when you're in a high risk group (gay men) regardless of your perceived level of risky behavior is actually the gold standard. If you're monogamous, and believe your partner to be monogamous and HIV negative, frequent testing still helps you avoid becoming the jerk who spreads the illness unknowingly. People lie, they get lied to, and you can test negative early on in your infection.

If more people got tested more often, we wouldn't have the infection rates in the black community that currently exist.

This man has just given his future potential partners a fighting chance by being aware of his status. He has also given himself the chance to be treated early. Testing saves lives, it's not something we should judge people for.

This topic makes me sad.

This thread alone is a testament to why our stats are so bad. 

ShadyLady wrote: ms_wonderland wrote: stumbled across another article where they included this troublesome quote... <p style="-sizing: border-; : relative; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb30, 30, 30; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: line; line-height: 19.5px;">“I would have been cool with his HIV status if he had been honest,” said Lee, who’s brother to Honey Boo Boo’s father, <b style="-sizing: border-; : relative;">Sugar Bear. “I don’t have an issue with the disease. <p style="-sizing: border-; : relative; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb30, 30, 30; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: line; line-height: 19.5px;">“I would have known how to protect myself.” why are gay men so willing to sleep with hiv positive men?   Wow...I wonder if he meant this in regardss to loving one person in particular enough to risk it, or if he would take chances with any infected person... Nevertheless, its heartbreaking hearing about any new HIV and AIDS cases.