Willing to face the glare
The women’s stories are strikingly similar: their husbands visiting commerical sex workers, became infected and passed on the virus to their unsuspecting wives.
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Slideshow: Portraits of those willing to face the glare
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The men often tell a story of denial: they don’t know how they became sick.
What the HIV+ men and women have in common is that they are afraid to reveal their status for fear of discrimination and rejection by their families.
Here are some portraits of men and women willing to face the glare–and speak up about their condition to help others. They are all part of a group called Netwok of HIV Positive People.
3 Comments
marganascannell on December 10th, 2006
May the Gods and Goddess,bless all those people dealing with AIDS.I feel that no one deserves to suffer from that horrible disease.And I pray the we will one day have a cure for it.
saisree on July 28th, 2008
iam very much moved by the people of hiv aids.
Claúdio Meirelles Mattos on December 16th, 2005
This images brought a shock for me. We must continue fighting this deasease. It’s unbeliveable.