After his HIV diagnosis, former pro rugby player Gareth Thomas set out on a mission to tackle the stigma and shame that prevent people from getting the testing and care they need. In this empowering talk, Thomas shares his mission to demystify and redefine what it means to live with HIV — and shares how each of us can normalize conversations around all vilified conditions.
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ANA LUZ URBINA ESPINOZA
December 1, 2022 at 4:27 pm
Primero
Hala Al-Zubaidi
December 1, 2022 at 4:29 pm
secondly
Paul Martin III
December 1, 2022 at 4:33 pm
How about don’t get HIV and I won’t judge you this idea we need to stop judging people’s complete nonsense everybody’s just lying to themselves we all judge everybody get used to it
MostlyLoveOfMusic
December 1, 2022 at 5:36 pm
Well that’s dumb
caroline bjerkelund
December 1, 2022 at 5:47 pm
How should I judge your grammar?
Aaron Rosenberg
December 1, 2022 at 6:26 pm
Humans have the opportunity and ability to develop a faculty of empathy. You’re simply admitting here that you prefer not to do this work,.
Pat fixes like “How about don’t get HIV?” allow you to think you have a point. We all _do_ use our judgement, but to use it like an evolved human is different from your fallacious appeal to majority with the vague, insistent “we all judge.”
The ???
December 1, 2022 at 6:51 pm
What about children born with HIV from HIV infected mothers? Did these children choose to get HIV? Or what about people that were raped?
Kenny Pittard
December 1, 2022 at 7:46 pm
Don’t worry about what people think.
Jay L
December 1, 2022 at 4:41 pm
Awesome talk from an awesome dude. Best use of 10 minutes all day
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December 1, 2022 at 4:44 pm
نسِالُكِ بّالُلُُه الُجْلُيَلُ الُجْبّارَ انَ تْنَقًذَنَا قًبّلُ انَ نَمٌوَتْ مٌنَ شِدِتْ الُجْوَْع انَيَ انَتٌْخيَكِ انَيَ دٌِخلُةِ ْعلُى الُلُُه تْمٌ ْعلُيَكِ انَيَ فَيَ وَجُْهك انَـيَ اخـتْكِ انَـيَ اتْرَجْـاكِ اتْـوَسِـلُ الُـيَـكِ انَـقًـذَنَا لُـوَجُْـه الُـلُُـه. يَــشِــُهدِ الُــلُــُه يَاٌخـيَ انَ مٌنَ الُــصّــبّاحُ حُـتْا الُـانَ يَــحُــرَمٌ ْعـــلُيَـنَـا الاكل غير الماء ( (آنيِ آتٍرجُآك وآتٍوسلّ آلّيِك يِآآخيِ آن تٍقرآ رسآلّتٍيِ هًذٍآ گٍآمٌلّهً وولّآتٍتٍرگٍهًآ بدون ماتقراها اخي اول گٍلّآمٌيِ آنآآقسمٌ ببآآلّلّهً علّى گٍتٍآب آلّلّهً آنيِ لّآآگٍذٍب علّيِگٍ ولّآآنصِب ولّآآحًتٍآلّ آنيِ بنتٍ يِمٌنيِهً نآدحًيِن مٌن تٍعزُ آنآوآسرتٍيِ وعلّيِنآآجُآربيِتٍ آلّشهًرب13آلّفُ يِمٌنيِ وآلّآن علّيِنآ52آلّفُ حًق4شهًور وصِآحًب البيتٍ مٌن آلّنآس آلّيِ مٌآتٍرحًمٌ والله يااخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلناويتكلم عليناويريد ان يطردنا من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرناندفعله الاجارومايروح إلئ بعدمانبكي ورجعوتكلموعليه الناس ومهلنالاخرهذا الاسبوع وإذامادفعناله حلف يمين بالله انه بيخرجناإلئ الشارع بدون رحمه واحنااسره ايتام فقراء مشردين من بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجدقوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سغار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنااحدفي هذاالدنيا يقف بجنبنا في هذا الضروف القاسيه ومامعي اخوان كبار اناالكبيره في اخوتي ولكن انابنت لااستطيع مثلك ان اروح اشتغل بين الرجال واصرف علئ اسرتي والله ثم والله يااخي انناقدلنايومين محرومين من لقمت العيش ومعي اخوان سغار انظركيف حالتهم اقسم بالله يااخي انهم خرجومن البيت للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو راحووقفوعندبابهم لجل يعطوهم ولوخبزه يابسه يسدوبها جوعهم والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلقو الباب وطردوهم ورجعويبكوايموتومن الجوع مااحدرحمهم وعطانهم لقمت عيش والان لومااحد ساعدنا بحق كيلو دقيق اقسم بالله اننا انموت من الجوع فيااخي انادخيله علئ الله ثم عليك واريدمنك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله وبمحمد رسول الله يامن تحب الخير واتساعدني ولو ب500ريال يمني ان تراسلي واتساب علئ هذا الرقم00967734746211 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير فيااخي انت رجال إذاشفت اسرتك جاوعين تعمل المستحيل من اجل تامن لهم الاكل ولكن انابنت عيني بصيره ويدي قصيره ليس لي اب مثلك يمسح دمعتي ويحميني من الذل والأهانات وأخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدناوأنقذناقبل ان يطردونا في ألشارع نتبهدل او نموت من الجوع انااقسم بالله الذي رفع سبع سموات بلاعمدوبسط الأرض ومهداني لاأكذب عليك بحرف من هذا ألرساله واني ماطلبتك إلئ من ضيق ومن قسوت الضروف والحال الذي احنافيه واناوسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره علئ مساعدتنا لاتتاخر عليناالله يحفضكم ويرزقكم،،،،،،،،،،،،،،،،،،،…..
celestialcircledance
December 1, 2022 at 5:02 pm
I understand the importance of people with Aids breaking the stigma but how is it that every TED talker thinks that we have the time energy and resources to take up there individual cause ?
SawZaag
December 1, 2022 at 5:22 pm
Nobody’s asking any such thing. Do as you like. It’s about dispelling ignorance…. especially the WILFUL type.
Lemme think for a second
December 1, 2022 at 9:28 pm
We are 8 billion people out there. There’s plenty of time, energy and resources
Umesh Shirsat
December 1, 2022 at 5:10 pm
👏👏
MostlyLoveOfMusic
December 1, 2022 at 5:39 pm
Well done mate, we can all get diseases, we should help each other and never be such a thing as a stigma
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December 1, 2022 at 6:21 pm
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December 1, 2022 at 8:23 pm
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December 1, 2022 at 9:01 pm
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Austin Denotter
December 1, 2022 at 9:54 pm
People with HIV live longer than Covid vax people. Prove me wrong.
Marco
December 1, 2022 at 11:38 pm
Thank you, that was an inspiring talk!
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December 2, 2022 at 12:21 am
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nico
December 2, 2022 at 3:16 am
idk maybe just don’t share that you have aids with others unless it’s a sexual interaction??? tf
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December 2, 2022 at 5:38 am
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December 2, 2022 at 7:32 am
It’s ok, we all have acquired immune deficiency now. Safe and effective!
BearOnTheMoon
December 2, 2022 at 2:46 pm
Never thought I’d live to hear the words ‘HIV won’t be transmissible’.
Well done, to those involved in creating the medicines.
Sad that I only learned about this, from a TED talk Youtube vid…
Andy Cordy
December 2, 2022 at 11:33 pm
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December 2, 2022 at 11:59 pm
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