I thank you Skeet for your valuable input.

Unfortunately, this is a VERY common method for a person to find out
that they are HIV+. By discovering what put their significant other
in the hospital. This is what we are trying to decrease. But it
just opens up more cans of worms:
"Why would I test if I am happily married? How can I test w/o
insulting my spouse/partner? It can't happen to me. My partner
would never put me in that kind of risk!"

What we, as a community, need to do is devise a way for people to be
informed about the importance of testing and protection.
Unfortunately this method must A: Be something that people will not
just ignore (like PSA's) B: Be accessible to a majority of the
citizens (if not all) and C: Not scare the public into a frenzy that
breeds fear, panic, prejudice or hatred.

If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to suggestions.
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--- In Chicagoheteros@yahoogroups.com, Skeet2853@a... wrote:
> I responded to an earlier post from a guy who is wanting to know
some things
> about HIV education and testing in the Mid-West. How did you come
to be
> tested? What are your thoughts on prevention? He would like to
see this dialogue
> on the board? We need to come together and do this.
>
> I tested because my husband was dying. I had no clue he could be
positive,
> even though he knew. Prevention takes going to schools and getting
PSA's on
> the air during the day.
>
>
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