It occurred to me: What if everything Ive ever been through was preparing me for this moment?
Jonathan van Ness
2.
People with HIV and AIDS are nothing to be afraid of.
Guilherme Stecanella
People with HIV and AIDS are nothing to be afraid of.
They are people just like every single one of us, and each has a story to tell.
These people should be helped, embraced, and not dismissed.
Lisa Lampanelli
3.
You have to involve yourself as much as you might.
You just have to involve yourself as much as you’re able to.
Tara Reid
4.
HIV/AIDS is a disease with stigma…
HIV/AIDS is a disease with stigma.
Margaret Chan
5.
Breaking stigma will have a legacy everlasting.
This journey of education and breaking stigma around HIV is something that will have a legacy everlasting.
Gareth Thomas
6.
Im living so that I can tell the story.
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Im living so that I can tell the story.
Theres a whole generation that was here, and I stand on their shoulders.
Ive been living it and being in the shame of it for long enough.
Billy Porter
7.
These conversations are important.
You have to have these conversations because they are important.
Especially coming from me: I am living with this virus.
Magic Johnson
8.
Its a chronic illness, not a terminal one.
The treatment has come so far.
It could be treatable and totally manageable, much in the way thatdiabetes is.
You just need to verify that you have access to healthcare.
Its important that we continue to talk about it and spread the importance of knowing ones status.
At the same time, we need to advocate for protected sex.
Ryan Ong Palao
10.
This thing is real and doesnt discriminate.
Im not saying this because Im looking for a soft cushion wherever Im heading.
Ive learned in the last week that this thing is real and it doesnt discriminate.
Eazy-E
11.
There needs to be investment in educating people as adolescents when theyre still HIV negative.
Charlize Theron
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HIV does not make people dangerous to know.
Princess Diana
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AIDS tests our ability to put ourselves in someone elses shoes.
I dont think thats a satisfactory response.
My faith reminds me that we all are sinners.
