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A study carried out last year found that HIV positive men in Scotland
faced severe prejudice within the gay community.
Gay Men's Health said that while heterosexuals diagnosed with HIV were
often able to keep it a secret, gossip about a positive test spread quickly
within the city's small gay community. Those affected have found themselves
being pointed out in bars and can face difficulty interacting.
"We are a gay community organisation and we are saying there is prejudice
out there." Frazer continued: "There are lots of people experiencing
it and we want to start talking about it and get it out into the open."
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Children with HIV parents 'suffer in silence'
Children living with HIV positive parents are suffering in silence, according
to a new report.
Researchers say that youngsters have big worries about both their parents
and
themselves but feel they are unable to talk to either their family or
teachers about their concern, because of fear and discrimination.
A three-year study, carried out by the agency Children in Scotland and
the University of Edinburgh, interviewed children and young people in
Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Helen Kay, a researcher at Children in Scotland, said: "These children
want to be
treated as normal, but they lead lives which are at times far from normal. Half of them have experienced the death of a parent and three have experienced
