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A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭
Deerfield Beach, FL

I was talking to my therapist about HIV disclosure to potential sex partners and he told me about a organization that defends PLWH against prosecution
They have some good suggestions to help prove you disclosed your HIV status. But they admit it NO GUARANTEE even if you do everything correctly and tell your sex partners about your status that you won’t still be prosecuted
Here are some of the suggestions they gave on their websites:

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April 20, 2022
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Members shared their deeply personal experiences navigating HIV disclosure laws, which vary widely by state, with some states requiring... Read more

Members shared their deeply personal experiences navigating HIV disclosure laws, which vary widely by state, with some states requiring disclosure regardless of undetectable status while others have modernized their laws to reflect current science. Several members offered practical strategies including writing disclosure contracts, keeping written or digital records of conversations, bringing partners to medical appointments, and exclusively dating others who are HIV-positive to avoid legal risk and emotional vulnerability. A recurring theme was the emotional complexity of disclosure, with members describing rejection, partners weaponizing status during conflicts, supportive relationships where trust prevailed, and the collective frustration that outdated criminalization laws treat HIV as a death sentence despite U=U science proving otherwise.

A myHIVteam Member

I said this before every state has there own Law on HIV don't think cause one is Undetectable you can't get prosicutive in Florida no joke they will put one away for up to 30yrs the law still looks at HIV as a Death Sentence everyone has to look up HIV in your own State Country to see the law behind HIV no one is safe I always write a Contract with partners I don't date no one without HIV and even them they will sign a Contract this is nothing new in my.
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March 5, 2023 (edited)
A myHIVteam Member

Well I for one am very open and public about my status .
I make sure that I tell some prospective sexual partner that " playing safe is the only way I play .

May 5, 2023
A myHIVteam Member

Do you have to disclose if you are undetectable?

April 20, 2022
A myHIVteam Member
May 13, 2023
A myHIVteam Member

Sure to guys I like I have told them and was in relationship for 16 years with a guy and right I I told him and my fuck buddy I had for 4 years to . At the same time both guys in relationship but no sex with guy I was,with

March 7, 2023

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