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[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe we wouldn't have to have so much testing if bigots hadn't pushed so hard to spread HIV around vulnerable people.

/rant

[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I feel like I'm out of the loop here, could you explain?

[–] l_b_i@yiffit.net 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I assume this is in reference to the US (Regan's) (lack of / adversarial) response to AIDS in the 80s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_and_AIDS

[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ahh that makes sense, thanks for the info

[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It was not (at least not entirely). It was mostly general frustration at the demonisation of lgbt folks and contraception in the past, mostly due to Catholocism. If there wasn't as much of that, then I think HIV probably wouldn't be as much of a "thing" as it is nowadays.

[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 3 points 2 months ago

Ohh fair, I hadn't considered that link. I guess that's one of the many factors that helped it spread. I'm glad things like PREP are an option nowadays