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| If all you know about me is that I have HIV, then you don't know anything about me.
I have hopes and dreams just like you. |
Sends email to her sister - eats yogurt for breakfast - single mother - loves throwing surprise parties - wants to be a grandmother - worries about her family's future - likes to take her kids camping in the back yard - always knows how far away a washroom is - enjoys reading to her kids - gets angry when she hears people say that HIV/AIDS isn't a big deal anymore. | Average student - likes to have a good time - wishes he could talk to his older brother more often - spaghetti and meatballs is his favourite meal - wants to learn to play euchre - has seen every episode of Star Trek: Next Generation at least twice - wants to become a teacher - gets angry when he hears that HIV/AIDS isn't a big deal anymore. |
HIV/AIDS does not discriminate. |
Thousands of Canadians are still being infected with HIV every year. And they're being affected by our attitudes every day.
Ending Stigma and Discrimination
Stigma makes an individal feel shameful, shunned, or rejected.
Discrimination is treating an individual unfairly or unjustly, which is a violation of human rights, and is against the law.
Stigma and discrimination contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS by discouraging people from seeking medical treatment, disclosing their disease, and by increasing reluctance to HIV testing.
When HIV/AIDS is kept undercover, it can spread unchecked, infecting more people.
What can you do?
We have the POWER to END stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS.
Acknowledge AIDS Awareness Week.
Challenge and examine attitudes about HIV/AIDS.
Work towards eliminating the stigma and discrimination.
Last Revised/Reviewed
Wednesday, 2008-07-23 9:40 AM