Losing hope as a infected gay.

Hello everyone. My friend has been a gay for the last 6years and the sad part is his ex who is also a gay infected him with Aids and he has been takinh RVs for the last 6years. Life hasnt been so easy for him since everyone is avoiding him and there has been times when he wants to commit suicide because he thinks his life has ended. And people always talk bad about him. I told him to move in with us and i cant tell my family that his infected. Sometimes he doesnt what yo eat food. Any advice on how to change his life so that he can know that he can live for long and he how to tell him not to miss taking his drugs. And why do people hate infected peoole..

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HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

Sadly there's not much you can do to change the stigma around the disease except for not abandoning your friend. I think your family should know he's infected if he does move in with you, he will probably be careful enough, but they could also help in ways like reminding him to take his drugs and avoid exposing him to further dangers as he's immumocompromised and therefore at risk of much more. Also he must be in contact with healthcare providers and someone to assist him psychologically (therapist) if he isn't already.

Munirah256 · F

@HannibalAteMeOut thank you

HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

@Munirah256 you have good intentions and are a great friend. But I think keeping it a secret from your family will backfire. Especially if you live in a smaller community, sooner or later they will find out and they will lose their trust in you. Maybe even your whole family will get stigmatized for having hosted a person with AIDS even despite knowing, so please be careful with that!

Munirah256 · F

@HannibalAteMeOut am to talk to my family members about it. And all i wanted is him not to loose hope.

HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

@Munirah256 good luck and I hope so too