[Red State] If you’re looking for evidence that the culture ‐ and science ‐ have come a long way from the beginnings of the HIV scare, glance no further than a new write-up at Queerty.com.Not long ago, HIV was a short waiting game, followed by AIDS as a swift death sentence. And in the early days of the disease’s discovery, mere talk of it was often drenched with fear.
But for many, it would seem, those days are in the rearview mirror ‐ dramatic advances have been made.
As per Healthline, in 1996, the life expectancy of a 20-year-old who contracted HIV was 39. By 2011, that number had leapt to 70. And, at least in some circles, the culture has similarly jumped.
Hence, courtesy of Qeerty:
"What You Stand to Lose by Not Having Sex with People with HIV" The article begins by profiling a couple named Todd and Carl.