Do we know how many NON-HIV transgender women are there? Allow me to share this scenario: two transgender women requesting emergency shelter at the same time at a homeless shelter, and one is HIV Positive and the other one is not, the one who is HIV would receive shelter right away. And the one who is NON-HIV would be put on a waiting list.......Are we sending the wrong message? Are we telling the... NON-HIV transgender woman to go and get infected so that she can receive shelter and not have to wait on the list?
"Just my two-cents"...Since HIV/AIDS epidemic, I've lost many of my closest friends to this horrific epidemic....But, at this point I feel that NON-HIV transgender women are totally neglected and ignored by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Human Health Services.. Fortunately, many community based organizations have done an amazing job with this cause. Apparently, HIV/AIDS being a high priority for several years that now with medical treatment a person who is infected with the disease can live a lengthy life. After sharing this scenario with several sources, we have come to the conclusions that its so convenient to receive services such as, government housing, medical treatment, food, and other benefits when a person is HIV. On the other hand, a NON-HIV transgender woman wouldn't receive no services despite of their dire need...This is something very serious that we are sending the WRONG message to those NON-HIV transgender women.......
"Just my two-cents"...Since HIV/AIDS epidemic, I've lost many of my closest friends to this horrific epidemic....But, at this point I feel that NON-HIV transgender women are totally neglected and ignored by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Human Health Services.. Fortunately, many community based organizations have done an amazing job with this cause. Apparently, HIV/AIDS being a high priority for several years that now with medical treatment a person who is infected with the disease can live a lengthy life. After sharing this scenario with several sources, we have come to the conclusions that its so convenient to receive services such as, government housing, medical treatment, food, and other benefits when a person is HIV. On the other hand, a NON-HIV transgender woman wouldn't receive no services despite of their dire need...This is something very serious that we are sending the WRONG message to those NON-HIV transgender women.......
No comments:
Post a Comment