Performative action against HIV stigma.

HIV is a chronic disease that is not more serious under appropriate supervision and treatment. HIV-positive people on undetectable viral load do not transmit the virus.
Yet our society continues to make HIV-positive people invisible under stigma and taboo. Thus they become undetectable bodies.

HIV has evolved from a deadly disease to a manageable disease with a good quality of life and favorable prognosis. Yes, in rich countries, because in poor countries people continue to die of AIDS. Let’s make a toast to those dead that Big Pharma leaves behind with the blocking of drugs through the patent system. Let us also drink to its great benefits and then put on a red ribbon.