This is much less about whether he should be punished or not, and much more about whether the trial was fair or not; and it wasn’t, because the prosecution lied about facts relating to HIV and used homophobic and racist rhetoric. He is, in my mind, absolutely guilty and deserving of punishment, and the attitude among…

Also the medications often used can have other, sometimes very severe , side effects. Like people who are Hiv+ should be treated like normal people and not judged or shamed because of it, but acting like it’s not THAT big a deal anymore *because drugs* is not a good mindset to have... At all.

Having a disease isn’t a crime. Knowingly spreading it is. Stop victim blaming.

Bakuna Fatata means no IKEA for the rest of your days.

Those are my top two (usually my only two) charities. But dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale? We can have both.

But those two assumptions are not even CLOSE to equivalent. It seems reasonable to assume that a person who knowingly has unprotected sex with you is not aware that they have an incurable (to date) sexually transmitted disease. It does not seem reasonable to assume that every single person on Grndr is on PREP. Some…

Not to mention that managing HIV becomes next to impossible if you have any other immune disorders or chronic health conditions.

I feel like the victims assumed he was HIV Negative. Perhaps Johnson assumed that anyone willing to have an unprotected sex with a hookup from Grndr was on PREP. Just a bunch of bad decisions all around

While those causes are surely more vitally imperative, it’s not as though preserving film history is without merit. That’s how we get all those fascinating, socially relevant retrospectives from Pictorial!

YUP. And it’s such a privileged point of view. HIV may not be a huge deal for someone IF they catch it early, IF they had a decent immune system to begin with, IF they can afford/access medication and treatment, IF they live in a community that will be accepting and understanding of their status, IF they can find a…

Yep. I have a problem with the lawyers involved but not the law.

So I assume you’re one of those people that also argues that women have the responsibility to protect themselves against sexual assault as well? If a girl meets a stranger from the Internet wearing a mini skirt and the dude rapes her are you going to be sitting here lecturing us on “personal responsibility” then too?

Thank you for posting this. That trial seems like an absolute farce. And not the fun, camp kind of farce.

Yeah, this whole “but nowadays HIV is no big deal!” slant troubles me. It’s still a lifelong disease that requires constant care—and it (or complications from it) can still kill you. Even if it’s “less likely.” Maybe let your partners have the OPTION to decide if it’s really “no biggie”??? Bc personally, I know HIV…

She quoted you and quoted the article? Thats...thats showing you.

“especially given that he never actually infected anybody”

Am I supposed to be relieved by this? This man knowingly and willingly exposed his partners to a potentially life threatening disease without their consent. At least one contracted the disease.

Make sure you don’t have ANY fun. Never let your guard down. That office “party” is just an elaborate setup to compromise you. Remember, everyone around you wants to see you fail.

You know what lasts a lot longer than 30 years (unless it kills you first)?

Yo put ur helmet back on smart guy.