HIV-positive

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Barr had found out he was HIV positive in 1989.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Unlike his discomfort with being a Jew, Cohn's disconnect over his identity as a gay man wound up taking a literally deadly turn for him after he was diagnosed as HIV positive.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

At age 19, he found out he was HIV positive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2023

In 2019, Mr Thomas revealed he was HIV positive, saying at the time that he wanted to "break the stigma" around the condition.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2022

Magic Johnson's admission that he had tested HIV positive was followed, less than two days later, by the "We still love you" T- shirts in Los Angeles.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai