HIV stripped bare | Part 2

Meet the 15 HIV-positive men who are standing up to stigma

No shame. No Stigma

#stopHIVstigma

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Sadiq

Russell

David

Ruaidhri

Christian

Greg

Ismael

Shy

Mike

Sean

Kevin

Paul

Thomas

Warren

Adam

We asked some of the guys taking part in FS magazine's 'HIV Stripped Bare' photo shoot to read REAL messages sent to HIV-positive men on gay dating apps...

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