British sports star set to publicly announce they are HIV positive in move to tackle stigma

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EXCLUSIVE: Brit sports star set to publicly announce they are HIV positive

Crystal Palace winning the race to land £75k-a-week Chelsea legend CahillMan Utd transfer news LIVE - Latest news and gossip from Old TraffordThe sports star will follow in the footsteps of US basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, 59, who announced he was HIV positive in 1991. He takes a daily cocktail of drugs to prevent his HIV progressing to AIDS.

British figure skater John Curry, who won gold at the 1976 Winter Olympics, announced he was HIV positive in 1987. He died of an AIDS-related heart attack aged 44 in 1994. HIV — Human immunodeficiency virus — is spread through sexual contact and blood. There are an estimated 101,600 people in the UK with HIV.HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system, and weakens your ability to fight infections and disease.

AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection, when your body can no longer fight life-threatening infections.Most infected people experience a short illness, similar to flu, two to six weeks after coming into contact with HIV.

 

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Aww bless him or them...its about time they start to put plaits in there hair with ribbond's in little pink bows, or will that interfere with play my god what a load of show boaters most of them are...SAD PATHETIC

John terry

You posted this same story a few days ago🙄

Ok🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

I bet its Jesse lindgard.

😥

I really don’t see why certain members of the public feel the entitlement to know about peoples’ private lives, you are famous but everyone has a right to privacy. Jump before you’re pushed springs to mind

Gotta be rugby World Cup the event ?

Is this the same sports star that was going to come out that never did?! What was that all about - the gay footballer?

They?

... WOW How brave CDC_HIVAIDS SO AMAZINGLY BRAVE AND STRONG THING TO DO XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

The comments suggesting its Tom Daley just because he’s gay? 🙄🙄Pretty sure there’s a lot more gay sports stars but the dickhead homophobic ‘fans’ are the reason they don’t come out! Oh and HIV isn’t just a ‘gay’ thing either. PRICKS! 🤬 TheSun

Ok so instead of making it a big reveal just some out and say if you wanna support aids? 🤷🏻‍♀️

What time will announcement be ? Do I have time to make popcorn ?

Literally everyone assuming it's a guy surly female's can get the disease too

Because of bum sex probably 🤢🤢🤮

I ABSOLUTELY guarantee this person has been forced into this public outing by S*n reporters harassing them, telling them that if they don’t tell the public, they will. Let’s just hope that they are met with support and positivity from the public and there’s no negative backlash.

Before the event they are taking part in next month.... any swimming 🏊‍♂️ world championships next month ?

Look we don't know how he got it he could of got it through sex or a blood transfusion. So let's stop guessing who it is and let's see what he or she has to say. But we shouldn't judge him or her as these things happen. 🤔

“star”. .... “They are”...?🤷🏽‍♀️🤯

The poor guy probably doesn’t have a say in this story coming out, as someone has probably dropped him in it and the press are pressurising him, so it’s best coming from him instead of lies being printed

Why are all called Gary or Wayne?

Tiger Roll?

ok. we got it. let people be.

Is it Freddie Mercury?

Life’s lessons

TomDaley1994 DLanceBlack

Tom Daley

Of course they are

Giggsy?

Gary Lineker

What they mean is...The Scum found out and forced him to tell the world hangyourheads theirbusinessnotyours

It’s probably bollocks, just like that gay footballer twitter account was.

Ryan giggs?

They must tell because if others players get injure and or doctors treat this athlete on field unaware they risk getting exposed to HIV in the event of major injuries involving blood loss

ColinJackson

Harry Kane

Can’t wait to know who’s that. Got to keep my eyes open for the update though.

curtiswoodhous8 you ok pal?

Tom Daley

Lewis Hamilton

It’s chris_sutton73

Rugby player World Cup is next month

I wouldnt be surprised at all if the sun found out and blackmailed them into coming out so the sun could get the exclusive!

And I'm sure you will make them feel alot worse than what they already do. Your paper loves nothing more than kicking someone when there already down

Colin Jackson.

MCKDOM

Lewis Hamilton

Rugby player?

Another drama queen like FootballerGay. Promises promises

Cynic in me made me think if he's a player and having to disclose, the beautiful latch ons keep reacting. So this way, it's done if anyone is up for it, they're up for it.

Tom Daley?

Oh right, and I announce I don't eat pizza in the morning

even after all this time there is still a stigma attached to being HIV positive. People need to be better educated about it.

Keep it to yourself

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