Personal Accounts of Telling Others You Have HIV/AIDS
How do you tell friends or family that you have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS? It's one of the greatest challenges you'll face -- and it's not something to rush into. Browse through these tips and discover how sharing your diagnosis with others can have unexpected results. Read how Rafael Abadia told his parents about his illness.
 This Positive Life: Newly Living With HIV, Josh Robbins Is "Still Josh" -- and Still an Advocate (March 25, 2013)
In This Positive Life, from TheBody.com
 Tell All: Fresh Thoughts on Disclosure -- A Blog Entry by Bob Leahy (February 15, 2013)
Bob slams the current emphasis on nondisclosure in the HIV community and says it's time to challenge stigma, reduce new infections and help end the epidemic by encouraging and aiding more people to disclose their status to the world.
From TheBody.com
 Being HIV+ with an HIV- Partner Comes With Some Challenges: A Blog Entry by Jeannie Wraight (January 10, 2013)
"Sure there are the now-and-then worries I spoke of. But in the end, the worry is a small price to pay for having such a wonderful person in my life."
From TheBody.com
 The Horror of HIV/AIDS: The Murder of Cicely -- A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (September 11, 2012)
"Times have changed and so has HIV/AIDS, so why haven't we changed? I woke the other morning with a news report of a woman being murdered after she disclosed her HIV status to her partner. I can image what went through Cicely Bolden's mind, I know because I've been there."
From TheBody.com
 Disclosing Your Status (Video) (Posted: August 2012)
"Deciding whether or not to self-disclose one's HIV status is a huge decision that can be quite scary. In this video I talk about the best practices for doing this."
From TheBody.com
- Who Would You Tell That You Are HIV Positive? (Video) (Posted: August 2012)
"Just a question to consider. Who would you tell if you were HIV positive? Do you have anyone? Friends? Family? If you do not tell them, why not?"
From TheBody.com
 You Can Be Heard, Without Feeling You Have to Disclose Your HIV Status: A Blog Entry by Jeannie Wraight (August 10, 2012)
"We can all do our part no matter how big or small. This doesn't have to include revealing your HIV status. We should continually fight stigma when ever confronted by it and in general but not by risking ourselves if it's not safe or wise to do so."
From TheBody.com
 Are There More ... Like Me? A Blog Entry by Rev. Andrena Ingram (August 9, 2012)
"For those of you who are not able to come out, for whatever reason, know that we are out here with you and FOR you. Religious leaders living openly with HIV ... bless you for your public witness. And yet, I'd to know: are there more ... like me? Gets a little lonely out here sometimes."
From TheBody.com
- Personal Perspective: Dating and Disclosing (Spring/Summer 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
 HIV Changes Everything: A Blog Entry by Bob Leahy (April 25, 2012)
"I'm part of the HIV gang -- we must be dreadfully annoying at times -- who continually point out how HIV has changed us for the better. This must confound prevention experts who would rather we bemoan how awful are our HIV-riddled lives. And let's be clear; it's no picnic for many. For some of us though, the lucky ones, HIV has been a good thing. It's shaken us up. It's made us smell the daisies. … It's made us make something of our lives."
From TheBody.com
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