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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Native Americans & + Stigma...

This article is brief, but telling.  It deals with + Navajo living on a reservation & the stigma facing the + people living in this small community.  These people are sacrificing their care out of fear of being stigmatized & shunned.   All the while the cases of HIV are on the rise, up 20% since 2011.     

This community has to deal with it's antiquated ideals about things regarding HIV & homosexuality.  If it  doesn't,  at this rate there won't be very many people on the reservation who aren't +.   These people fear being found out & ostracized by their friends & family.  They might be family, but they're hardly friends if they'd leave someone over being +.

Cya...

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