‘I don’t need you to tell me about how I should respond to HIV, as a gay man, as someone who observed Section 28, and importantly as a human being on this planet – I should work it out for myself,’ he said.
‘I don’t really know how to say this, there’s no really nice way, I’m HIV positive.’ I finally blurted out and then came the pause.
Turns out, I was ‘seroconverting’ – when the body produces antibodies in response to a virus – and the rash was an indicator of HIV.
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Attempting to date, I heard all manner of ignorant comments: ‘Can we share a sandwich?’ or ‘Do I need to medically clean the toilet after you use it?’ So soon I gave up.
