"HIV is not the end of the world." Ft. Gautam Yadav

Brut India

Here’s how this HIV+ gay rights advocate achieved a healthy dating life despite all the online hate…

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00:00People like you should die of AIDS.

00:02What the hell you are doing on this application?

00:05Are you spreading the HIV?

00:14I am on treatment.

00:16I am undetectable.

00:17And I am safe.

00:23I came out to my parents as a gay child.

00:27So they took around five to six years to understand.

00:30And then now they are very supportive.

00:36Any of my partner, they never told me about

00:41condom uses or they never spoke to me about the safe sex practices.

00:57I am HIV positive.

00:59I am HIV positive.

01:01I am HIV positive.

01:03I am HIV positive.

01:05I am HIV positive.

01:07I am HIV positive.

01:09I am HIV positive.

01:11I am HIV positive.

01:13I am HIV positive.

01:15I am HIV positive.

01:17I am HIV positive.

01:19I am HIV positive.

01:21I am HIV positive.

01:23I am HIV positive.

01:25I am HIV positive.

01:27I am HIV positive.

01:35There were few people who were HIV positive.

01:37So when I met them,

01:39I got some kind of strength that

01:41this is the life, how people live.

01:51There are also people

01:53whom I have met and they are like

01:55Gautam, you are the safest person to have sex with.

02:01They are aware that I am on treatment.

02:03They are aware that I am on treatment.

02:05They know that I am safe.

02:07It is important to always use

02:09precaution, always use condom

02:11no matter who is HIV positive

02:13and who is HIV negative.

02:23The kids who learn things

02:25at the age of 12, 15, 16

02:27those kids learn

02:29those things here

02:31at the age of 22, 23.

02:37HIV is not the end of the world.

02:39Have your medicines on time.

02:41Maintain your adherence.

02:45And you can live a healthy life.

02:53For more information, visit www.ISGlobal.org

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