Stigma: It can play a role in the ways people view their relationships, their careers, their health, their lives. Because of the ways it creeps into and clouds judgment on other aspects of the epidemic, many who are living with HIV/AIDS and/or working in the field believe that stigma is the most profound challenge we face in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We asked HIV/AIDS community members from all over the U.S. to tell us about the different forms stigma takes in their lives.
HIV stigma looks...