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By Reiner “Meow” Grospe Everyone has talked about a particular status in his or her life, be it their relationship status, their financial status, and heck people talk about their problems on their Facebook status all the time! But one thing that’s rarely talked about is one’s HIV status. Despite its relevance today it is still greatly stigmatized and has been thought of as taboo by many. This monthly column aims to help facilitate discussion on issues surrounding HIV testing and living with HIV. “Single”, “In a Relationship” and “It’s Complicated” are some of the usual relationship statuses we hear of. As social individuals, all of us have a relationship status - we’re any of the three just mentioned. Similarly, everyone has an HIV status. HIV status is usually a sensitive issue, kept confidential most of the time. Most people are mum about this topic due to the repercussions it entails - much of it due to stigma. In any case, there are four types HIV status a person may have, namely:...

By: Jamie Titan Ang lahat ng mga detalyeng matatagpuan sa sumusunod na kuwento ay kathang isip lamang ng manunulat. Ang mga personal na karanasan ng manunulat bilang isang volunteer counselor sa LoveYourself ang nagsilbing inspirasyon para sa kwentong inyong mababasa. Ginagalang ng LoveYourself ang non-disclosure agreement sa pagitan ng client at ng counselor, at tinitiyak ng manunulat at ng mga patnugot ng website ng LoveYourself na sa pamamagitan ng paglathala ng mga taalarawang personal ay walang nalalabag sa kasunduang ito. Nilalayon ng manunulat at ng mga patnugot na maliwanagan at mabigyan ng perspektibo ang mga mambabasa ukol sa realidad ng HIV. Aligaga. Kung hindi tensyonado, kabado. Punong-puno ng emosyon. Ganito ko mailalarawan ang pakiramdam ng isang newbie tulad ko, lalo na at first time sasabak sa counseling session matapos ang mahaba-habang training ng Love Yourself, Inc. sa mga bago nitong volunteer counselors . Ang training na ito’y tinatawag na “Change Agent Prog...