Telling people that you are HIV positive

telling partners

Telling a sexual partner about your HIV diagnosis can be stressful especially as there may be concerns about HIV being passed onto them.

You may be in a long term or casual relationship or you might just have sex with someone once. In each of these situations the decisions you make about disclosure will be different.

It is helpful to think about the different reactions partners may have to hearing about your HIV diagnosis. Hopefully your partner will be supportive but it is always possible that they may react badly.

There may also be legal reasons to tell your partner. Recent court cases in England, Wales and Scotland have seen criminal prosecutions of people for giving their sexual partners HIV.

 

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