Living with HIV on the DL in South Carolina

William, Anthony and Justin, three African American HIV positive men, describe what it's like to be HIV positive and living on the down low in South Carolina, which rates 8th in the country in AIDS case rates.

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• hiv
• aids
• south carolina
• living with hiv

[nesofine]

why it always gotta be black man ...uggh ...

[31MrAnderson]

its not about safe sex its about not having sex to you are married yes i failed plenty of times but by Jesus grace i never caught anything. for people who are reading this its not to late to stop sinning. we all fall short in many way but we don't have to stay that way. for those who have never trusted in jesus to forgive them for there sins today could be that day. You must realize and admit that you are a sinner according to the Scriptures. in believe that jesus died for your sins.

[TRUTHBETOLD10]

Wise up? more harm is done by believing no one in "authority" is out to harm you, come these the same people who make bombs and biological warfare, dropp on innocent chidren in hiroshima, u think they wont take you ass out too?

[TRUTHBETOLD10]

Gay blacks poor, eugenics

[TRUTHBETOLD10]

Ask about there drug use history, makes you sick bet they all did coke, crack drank, whatever else. Poppers Thats the "sickness" not some phantom disease, look up SIMON epidemic 30,000 mis diagnosed. Drug company admits they were the original causes of death. 12 years no meds and im not stupid and very healthy.

[TRUTHBETOLD10]

Shit is so fake and paid for, why are religious institions one of the biggest contributor to AIDS? Agenda much..

[brainuppance]

@HIVHOAX Exactly! Thank you! HIV/AIDS is the biggest scam ever. Somewhere around 90% of HIV positive results are false positives. Even then, it is not HIV that kills people, but the drugs. This means the whole "black & gay men spreading HIV& AIDS" is a complete lie. We tear each other down over this lie. Religious folks preach & judge folks based on this lie. Blacks distrust each other over this lie. People need to wake up.

[sarabower1]

I wonder which state ranks the highest

[outofthisworldgurl]

@31MrAnderson You do know that there are people who caught HIV within a marriage, right? My advice would be to not have sex with anyone without love, marraige and getting tested (both parties) and share the results with each other thereafter. I think that even married couples should get tested periodically because the virus could be dormant for years and surface after one has stopped (as you say) "sinning". So even if you are clear today, don't mean that you will be cleared tomorrow.

[Ma1nguy]

It's not always black men it's about all men regardless of race. It is with alarming alacrity that I notice this late in the millineum that there is still such ignorance that is still rampant today. I don't understand about this resistance to using condoms, yet these websites out there glorify "barebacking" STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, yet they want a cure so they can continue their sordid behaviour. I'm a same gender loving man but I choose celibacy any day.

[star30forlife]

Justine Truesdell, the guy with the headphones, has a recent mugshot online. He was arrested in Florida for burglary.