Donald Trump Jr. displays his not-so-surprising ignorance over HIV awareness
Donald Trump, Jr. wandered into it over the weekend when he derided a story by Queerty about not sexually discriminating against HIV+ people.
Against a Twitter post that was titled “What you stand to lose by not having sex with people with HIV”, Trump tweeted, “Well I can think of one thing.”
And the backlash against this stigma-reinforcing comment was swift and hard.
We’re days away from the 31st WORLD AIDS DAY and the President’s son is typing anti-science stigma inducing bull shit. There’s a special place in hell waiting for you junior. https://t.co/nbknNdApRB
— ACT UP NY (@actupny) November 23, 2019
Your own father made this pledge yet you perpetuate Stigma which prevents progress? pic.twitter.com/lNOJvBpdLr
— Javier Muñoz (@JMunozActor) November 23, 2019
When the world has come so far in combatting stigma around HIV – and it now impossible to pass on HIV when one is on treatment – this comment is stunningly retrograde and dangerous https://t.co/FzdQ4b5Q4S
— Olivia Alabaster (@OliviaAlabaster) November 24, 2019
The article which triggered Trump Jr.’s comment concerned the effectiveness of PrEP in preventing the spread of HIV, as well as how HIV+ folks with an undetectable viral load cannot spread the disease.
In that regard, I hope you are following the #PrEPUp campaign and getting available information on how to get PrEPped and protected against the transmission of HIV.
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Mitch
November 26, 23:15His father is a fool.
Are we surprised that he’s foolish?