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How Would You Handle Knowing Someone Who Has HIV Is Not Being Honest About It?
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I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask this question but I know of someone who has HIV but is not telling his sexual partners. He believes that if he only performs oral and always uses protection that he's covering his bases and it shouldn't be an issue.
I don't like having this inside information because I think I should be doing something about it, but I don't know what.

posted January 20, 2018
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A myHIVteam Member

No matter what you know, legally you can't tell anyone. Most people think HIPPA laws Don't apply to them because they are not in the medical field. But HIV laws have even stricter restrictions. If someone tells you something in confidence about HIV, it's illegal to tell other people. Your hands are tied

posted January 20, 2018
A myHIVteam Member

Thank you for share story to us

posted January 23, 2018
A myHIVteam Member

That is correct. Your ex could give you a list of 10 people he did every day for the last 5 years, and you can not tell anyone, not the victims, not the police, not your neighbor, not even your talking parrot. If it was found out you were the one telling people, you'd be sitting in jail and paying huge fines for HIV disclosure laws. As I said before what is told to you in confidence is against the law to tell others. Your hands are tied, nothing you can do legally. The only way to stop him is for you to press charges since he didn't disclose to you, then an alert will go out to see if there are other victims. If you are unwilling to press charges, then what he does is none of your business, even though it will eat you alive.

posted January 21, 2018
A myHIVteam Member

Wow, Victor, you really feel very strongly about this. For the record, I joined this group about two weeks ago and this is my first question posted. So, I didn't really know the answer before this and now I do. As for my status and the need for a support group, I DO have HIV and this individual I was referring to is the one who gave it to me. I've seen his personal ads online and see that he is still saying that he is negative and that sort of bothered me cause I do know the truth. Also, let me say, that I'm attempting to be vindictive either. He did have the decency to call me and let me know his status three months after we broke up and I am thankful for that.
Thank you for your response all the same.

posted January 21, 2018
A myHIVteam Member

Yes, does it matter what state you live in. If you didn't disclose somebody status you will be the one going to jail. I work very hard to make that a federal law so that people didn't out HIV positive individuals. And frankly it's none of your business. Maybe you should look into what constitutes unsafe sex now. The Surgeon General has issued a statement that hiv-positive individuals on medication with an undetectable viral load cannot spread HIV. So put your nose in your own business and leave this alone. You've asked this question several times and the answer is not going to change. You don't like what I worked on? Get your ship date Senator to overturn it. I was outed as to my status and it caused no end of problems. It had absolutely nothing to do with my having contact with anyone. So just like I said put your nose in your own business and leave this guy alone. If you work at the place where he's lying to people QUIT! IF I'M CORRECT NOT ONLY WOULD YOU BE BREAKING THE LAW BUT YOU ARE EMPLOYER WOULD BE BREAKING THE LAW BY ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE DONE THIS. HOPE YOU BOTH HAVE VERY DEEP POCKETS IF YOU NOT GOING TO LEAVE THIS ALONE BECAUSE IT'LL COST YOU TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. AND YOUR BOSS NO DOUBT HIS BUSINESS BECAUSE IT'S A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT VIOLATION.. how about you tell everybody in your town that you're HIV positive and see what the results of that are. It's just none of your business it's none of their business the only person who has business with this is the person who is stupid enough to be having unsafe sex! Frankly oral sex, is considered one of the safest sex you can have. Saliva kills the virus, and the only way it's ever been transmitted orally is with someone who has bleeding gums. And I would guess they have more to worry about then possible HIV. Stop being a child and stop paying attention two other people that is not your business. This is a place for support and I'm sorry I have to speak like this but again this is not the first time you've asked this. Hopefully it's the last. Or hopefully will see you in the news because you've been arrested. You want to screw up this guy's life for whatever reason, screw up your own first. Doesn't matter if you're celibate doesn't matter Jack what okay I don't know how you found out that he's positive but that's none of your business. Again this is a support site why don't you check it out...

posted January 21, 2018

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