The treatment of HIV has significantly advanced over the past three decades — why hasn’t our perception of people with the disease advanced along with it? After being diagnosed with HIV, Arik Hartmann chose to live transparently, being open about his status, in an effort to educate people. In this candid, personal talk, he shares what it’s like to live with HIV — and calls on us to dismiss our misconceptions about the disease.
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Interesting, Ted Talks- Dissecting Cultures of Hate
Our treatment of HIV has advanced. Why hasn’t the stigma changed? | Arik Hartmann
June 19, 2018
More from this series:
- I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here’s why I left | Megan Phelps-Roper
- My road trip through the whitest towns in America | Rich Benjamin
- Empathy is not endorsement | Dylan Marron
- Our treatment of HIV has advanced. Why hasn’t the stigma changed? | Arik Hartmann
- A black man goes undercover in the alt-right | Theo E.J. Wilson
- What we can do about the culture of hate | Sally Kohn