“HIV Doesn’t Kill”– Bisi Alimi Marks 18 Years Of Living With HIV
Nigerian gay rights activist and HIV/LGBT advocate, Bisi Alimi has opened up on his battle with Human Immune Virus (HIV) and how his best friend died at 26 from AIDS.Information Guide Nigeria
GISTLOVER reports that Bisi Alimi gained international attention when he became the first Nigerian to publicly reveal his status on television.
Recently, Bisi Alimi took to his Instagram page and shared his ‘HIV and Me’ story.
HE WROTE:
“EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO, AT THE NATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE IN ABUJA AND WITH NUDGING FROM FRIENDS, I WALKED INTO A TESTING BOOTH FOR THE FIRST TIME. I WALKED OUT WITH HIV POSITIVE TEST RESULT.
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”TWO YEARS BEFORE THEN, I HAD JUST LOST MY BEST FRIEND TO AIDS, AND HE WAS AROUND 26YRS.
I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH HIV SINCE I WAS 29, THIS YEAR I CLOCKED 47.Jamb Result
”BETWEEN 2004-2009, I KEPT QUIET ABOUT MY HIV STATUS COS OF SHAME AND STIGMA.
THEN I REALISED, HIV DOESN’T KILL, IT IS STIGMA, THE SHAME AND THE DISCRIMINATION THAT DOES.
”HERE IS TO 18YRS OF POSITIVITY AND MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. PLEASE GET TESTED TODAY.”
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