Womanizing A-lister is HIV positive — Page 7

So only Sheen's audience heard this story and the details about PrEP?

I think it's time to drop the entire story. No need to harass women. Sheen doesn't have a good history.

http://jezebel.com/5774374/charlie-sheens-history-of-violence-toward-women

double post

Updated On: 11/19/15 at 10:24 AM

"Let me stop you before you start. Your opinion on Charlie Sheen is not #winning. HIV stigma is not a good look on you, or anyone."

https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/667391016308252672

Bree Olson is saying she didn't know of Sheen's HIV status before they broke up in 2011. He says he's known about his status for four years. Unless my math is wrong, doesn't that mean she was merely in the same boat as him at that point?

The cooler heads and Lambda Legal have a helpful primer for unhelpful headbands as we as people who want a better understanding:

Finally, it’s essential to realize that shaming or punishing a person, regardless of whether it is a celebrity or an everyday Joe/Jane, who gets tested and knows they are HIV-positive but does not disclose that private medical information to others—for any number of very legitimate reasons—is not the way to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in this country. Public health officials agree:

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy asks us to “tackle misperceptions, stigma and discrimination to break down barriers to HIV prevention, testing, and care.” The CDC unequivocally asserts that HIV “stigma hampers prevention,” and according to a report by the U.S. Department of Justice, “the stigma associated with HIV remains extremely high and fear of discrimination causes some Americans to avoid learning their HIV status, disclosing their status, or accessing medical care.” While voluntary disclosure of one’s HIV-positive status (when it is safe to do so) is considered a best practice by public health officials, encouraging both partners to take appropriate measures to prevent HIV transmission is the best way to keep everyone healthy, happy and sexually fulfilled.

http://www.lambdalegal.org/blog/20151117_charlie-sheen-hiv

Human nature being what it is and all that.

I wonder what Jensa McCarthy's recommendation will be once there's an HIV vaccine?