“Some men would not still be HIV negative or alive, if they had managed to sleep with some of the women with whom they want or wanted to have sex.” LifeHumorFunnyDeathQuotesSexAliveHumourJokesHumorousProtectionAidsManageAbortionSatirePregnancyAphorismDeadPregnantQuotationsJokeHilariousHivAphorismsCondomAphoristAphoristsContraceptivesOne Night StandSexual IntercourseHiv PositiveCondomsOne Night StandsAbortThe PillContraceptiveSleep WithHiv Negative Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Being HIV positive doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to die before each and every person who is HIV negative.” HumorFunnyDeathHumourDiseaseJokesSickIllIllnessAidsSicknessSatireAphorismDeadDieJokeVirusesHivImmuneAphorismsVirusImmune SystemImmunityHiv AidsDiseasesAphoristAphoristsHiv PositiveIllnessesHiv NegativeArvAntiretroviralAntiretroviral TherapiesAntiretroviral TherapyArvsCd4 CellsCd4 CountCd4 T LymphocytesCellular ImmunityHuman Immunodeficiency VirusStandard Antiretroviral Therapy Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Not everyone who has killed themselves because they were HIV positive would have been killed by AIDS.” HumorFunnyDeathHumourDiseaseJokesSickSuicideKillingIllIllnessAccidentsAidsSicknessSatireKillersAphorismDeadDieJokeSuicidalVirusesHivImmuneKillAphorismsVirusImmune SystemImmunityKillerAccidentHiv AidsDiseasesAphoristAphoristsKilledHiv PositiveIllnessesSelf MurderHiv NegativeArvAntiretroviralAntiretroviral TherapiesAntiretroviral TherapyArvsCd4 CellsCd4 CountCd4 T LymphocytesCellular ImmunityHuman Immunodeficiency VirusStandard Antiretroviral Therapy Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Some people have contracted HIV during their separate endeavours to give someone or some people a curable STD.” HumorQuotesSexHumourQuoteProfoundRevengeAidsThoughtfulSatireThought ProvokingDeepInsightfulAphorismQuotationsTestedMaximsSayingsAdagesHivProverbsAphorismsMake You ThinkAxiomsAdageProverbSatiricalSayingEpigramsCondomClinicQuotationCureTerminalGnomeTestMaximEpigramAvengersGnomesProvoke ThoughtMade Me ThinkAxiomDictumDictumsSexual IntercourseHiv PositiveCondomsStdsAvengerSexually Transmitted DiseasesStdAvengeSafe SexBedriddenHiv NegativeStiCondomizeStisRevengerSexually Transmitted InfectionsCondomiseCurableAvengesGet TestedGot TestedRevengersRevenges Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“AIDS would have claimed fewer lives if we had publicly recommended what I wish to call ‘The Presumption of Sickness,’ i.e., the principle that whomever we are about to sleep with is HIV-positive until proven HIV-negative.” DeathSexGuiltAidsInnocentGuiltyInnocenceDeadHivPresumptionAbstinenceCelibacyCondomContraceptionHiv PositiveCondomsPresumption Of InnocenceStdsStdCelibateAbstainHiv NegativeStiStis Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“If today is your past come tomorrow, then make your past your future of today.” GodSpiritualDramaGayAddictionDrugsHivHiv PositiveGay Authors Book:The doG House of Cards Source: The doG House of Cards
“It's really important for people who are HIV positive to reach out to let other people know that they can be tested, they can find out they can still live a life -- a positive life, a happy life.” PeopleKnowsLifeInspirationalStillsImportantSupportPositiveFindingsImportanceHappyAidsLive LifeHappy LifeReach OutTestedPositive LifeVirusesHivHelping HandLive Life HappyHiv Positive Author:Laura Bush
“We're [Clinton Foundation] trying to get rapid tests that give you results when you're right there on site at an affordable price. Ninety percent of the HIV-positive people in the world don't know they have the infection. An enormous amount of infections are being perpetrated by people who don't know they themselves are HIV positive.” PeopleKnowsWorldGivingTryingResultsAmountPercentTestsFoundationClintonEnormousSiteNinetyRapidsHivAffordableInfectionPositive PeopleHiv Positive Author:William J. Clinton
“In South Africa, where HIV-positive children are often shunned, we have an HIV-positive Muppet to teach children to be friendly with children with HIV. But they use local actors. And it's not always a street. Sometimes it's 'Sesame Plaza,' or 'Sesame Tree.'” ChildrenSometimesUseActorsTeachTreeStreetsSouthLocalsFriendlySouth AfricaHivMuppetHiv Positive Author:Joan Ganz Cooney
“Congratulations on passing your test! Your HIV positive.” HumorFunnyTestsPassingPassingsCongratulationsHivHiv Positive Author:Frankie Boyle
“When I first came up, the whole AIDS epidemic was starting, and the gay community that I experienced from the beginning of my career was mostly - and overwhelmingly - concerned with staying alive. And, also, I felt really aware of the preciousness of life and time. The gay community and people who were HIV-positive were treated so badly, and I was very disturbed by things. But I also saw a lot of love and connection in the gay community at that time.” PeopleFirstsWholeFeltCommunityCareersSawsAliveGayConcernedConnectionsStartingAidsTreatedStayingDisturbedHivEpidemicsStaying AliveLife And TimeGay CommunityHiv PositiveAids Epidemic Author:Madonna Ciccone
“AIDS was one of those diseases that a lot of people tried to claim ownership over, and especially as someone who was, fortunately never HIV positive, I wanted to avoid any appearance of doing that.” PeopleWantedDiseaseClaimsAppearanceAidsOwnershipHivHiv Positive Author:Dale Peck
“Most people who are HIV positive are on drugs and that gets their viral load so low that it's harder to transmit it. Most new infections come from people who don't know they're infected.” PeopleKnowsDrugLowsHarderLoadHivInfectionTransmitViralHiv Positive Author:Dale Peck
“And the stigma hasn't really changed that much in 31 years. You are still getting people - it's a shame-based disease. It's based on sexual transmission. And it's still shame-based. And until people feel strong enough and feel loved enough to actually open up and say, listen, I'm HIV-positive, then we are facing an uphill battle.” PeopleFeelsYearsStillsEnoughStrongChangedBattleDiseaseShameStrong EnoughHivStigmaTransmissionHiv PositiveUphill Battles Author:Elton John
“I've met many young women who are HIV positive and courageously fighting the disease. Their determination to live a full life and see their children live in a better world is deeply inspiring to me.” WorldChildrenYoungFightingMetsDiseaseDeterminationYoung WomenHivFull LifeHiv Positive Author:Alicia Keys
“More often than not, media coverage now mentions HIV-positive people in criminal contexts.” PeopleMediaCriminalsHivCoveragePositive PeopleHiv PositiveMedia Coverage Author:Sean Strub
“HIV-positive people can lose custody of their children, lose their housing, and face intimate partner violence.” PeopleChildrenFacesLosesViolencePartnersIntimateHousingHivPositive PeopleCustodyHiv Positive Author:Sean Strub
“If you're a person with resources who is LGBT, you may have some problems with that - but, frankly, you'll probably have an apartment. If you're poor, if you're transgender, if you're a person of color, if you're HIV positive and you're homeless, the ability to act on desire, the ability to be safely somewhere to make love with anybody that you want to make love with is unlikely.” IfsWantMayPersonsProblemDesireAbilityPoorColorResourcesLgbtApartmentMaking LoveHomelessUnlikelyTransgenderHivHiv Positive Author:Amber Hollibaugh
“The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.” MomentsWifeWorstBasketballOfficeDoctorsMy WifeDrivingHivWorst MomentsHiv Positive Author:Magic Johnson
“Every minute of every day, a child under 15 is infected with HIV - the overwhelming majority of children under 15 who are HIV-positive get infected through their mothers at birth. Without treatment, half of these children die before they reach their second birthday.” ChildrenMotherDiesFightingHalfMinutesBirthMajorityAidsTreatmentOverwhelmingHivHiv AidsHiv PositiveAids Day Author:Gabriel Byrne
“I still cannot fathom how difficult it was for the women I met to find out that they were HIV-positive. It is such a courageous undertaking in countries where there is still considerable stigma about the disease. They got tested to ensure that their unborn babies would have a chance of life by being born free of the virus.” StillsCountryFightingDifficultBornChanceBabyMetsDiseaseAidsCourageousTestedVirusesHivUnbornStigmaUndertakingsFathomHiv AidsBorn FreeHiv PositiveUnborn Baby Author:Gabriel Byrne
“I did this role in Life Goes On as an HIV positive character and so emotionally that was the most challenging.” CharacterChallengesRolesGoes OnHivLife Goes OnRoles In LifeHiv Positive Author:Chad Lowe
“President Bush has committed billions to the fight against AIDS, thus making retroviral drugs available to millions of HIV-positive Africans.” FightingPresidentMillionsDrugCommittedAvailableAidsBillionsPresident BushHivHiv Positive Author:Tony Snow
“What has drug addiction done for me? It's cost me my career, my fortune and basically my sex life when I found out I was HIV positive.” DoneFoundSexCareersCostDrugFortuneAddictionRock N RollHivDrug AddictionDrug AddictHiv Positive Author:Robbin Crosby
“Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with my doctor and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease.” KnowsWorldHas BeensOrderFightingWishFeltFansInformationTerribleProtectDiseaseMy FriendsDoctorsPressesFollowingAidsEnormousAround The WorldPrivacyTestedHivConjectureHiv Positive Author:Freddie Mercury
“Start as a human being in this culture, toss in madness, toss in mystical states, toss in being gay, toss in being HIV-positive, toss in religion that assures you God hates you for all of that - and then look me in the eye and tell me you can feel ok about yourself. I dare you. I just dare you.” FeelsHumansLooksStatesEyeHateCultureSpiritualityHuman BeingsGayMadnessDareAbout YourselfMysticalHate YouHivTossBeing GayHiv PositiveLook Me In The Eye Author:Ken Wilber
“It is my mission to ensure that HIV-positive children and children with AIDS are no longer overlooked and that they begin receiving the treatment and care they deserve.” ChildrenCareDeserveMissionsAidsTreatmentReceivingHivOverlookedHiv Positive Author:Mike DeWine
“When someone is HIV-positive and his partner says, I want to have sexual relations with you, he doesn't have to do that. But when he does, he has to use a condom.” WantDoeUseRelationPartnersHivCondomHiv Positive Author:Godfried Danneels
“The number of people with HIV receiving Medicare benefits has grown over time, reflecting growth in the size of the of the HIV positive population in the U.S. but also an increased lifespan for people with HIV due to antiretroviral medicines and other treatment advances.” PeopleGrowthNumbersBenefitsMedicineSizePopulationDuesTreatmentReceivingReflectingHivMedicareHiv Positive Author:David Mixner
“As gay young people, we are marginalized. As young people who are HIV-positive and have AIDS, we are totally written off.” PeopleYoungWrittenGayAidsHivMarginalizedHiv Positive Author:Pedro Zamora
“When I first arrived in beautiful Zimbabwe, it was difficult to understand that 35 percent of the population is HIV positive. It really wasn't until I was invited to the homes of people that I started to understand the human toll of the epidemic.” PeopleFirstsHumansHomeBeautifulDifficultPercentPopulationHealthcareInvitedHivEpidemicsTollsZimbabweHiv Positive Author:Kristen Ashburn
“One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations.” MenNationsRateDevelopingProportionHivEpidemicsInfectionHiv Positive Author:Philip Emeagwali
“I'm over there filming in South Africa now, and two in five are HIV-positive now. Not many people know that.” PeopleKnowsTwoFiveSouthSouth AfricaHivHiv Positive Author:Bruce Davison