Quotes tagged ‘HIV’

“The reality-show star says he’s living with H.I.V., and speaks about being an addict and a sexual abuse survivor.”

— Alex Hawgood , New York Times, nytimes.com

“They'll never know that feeling what it's like to love without worrying that you're gonna die, or worse yet, that you're gonna kill somebody. I don't know what's shittier having that freedom taken away or never having had it to begin with.”

— Janet Mock, Ryan Murphy, Pray Tell, Billy Porter, imdb.com

“I've buried more friends in the last year than any of you can count! And when it's all over who knows how many of us will be left? So I don't need a bunch of immature 20-somethings, who just figured out how to wipe their own asses telling me how to act or feel! When y'all have walked a mile in my sh…”

— Janet Mock, Ryan Murphy, Pray Tell, Billy Porter, imdb.com

“‘Doctor, Doctor. I feel like a pair of curtains.’ ‘That’s the least of your worries. You’re HIV-positive.’”

— Unknown, tcat.tc

“But I am wearing the ribbon. He is wearing the ribbon. We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren't you going to wear the ribbon?”

— Peter Mehlman, Bob, Yul Vazquez, imdb.com

“When an ex tells you they’re HIV positive, It’s important to always act surprised.”

— ishouldntbehereatall, reddit.com

“What did it mean to have AIDS at that time, when diagnosis was an almost certain death sentence? It meant being perceived as a monster, an object of terror even to medical personnel. It meant being trapped in a body that was regarded as repellent, toxic, unpredictable and dangerous.”

— Olivia Laing, amazon.com

“Intact foreskins contain what are known as Langerhans cells, which facilitate HIV transmission. As a result, uncircumcised men are 60% more likely to acquire HIV than men who’ve been snipped.”

— Jim Goad, thoughtcatalog.com

“Congress should support the reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act only after completion of an audit to ensure that federal dollars were no longer being given to organizations that celebrate and encourage the types of behaviors that facilitate the spreading of the HIV virus. Resources should be…”

— Mike Pence, web.archive.org

“If you’re 25 or younger, you should be screened for chlamydia annually; ask your gyno how often you should be tested for other STIs, including HIV.”

— Peg Rosen, health.com