Stigma

Joe is thirty-two years old who has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS), he has been cut off from his family emotionally and they do not telephone him as often as they used to. Christmas particularly is very strained for Joe, as his family will not acknowledge his partner. He is struggling with his feelings as to whether it is worth giving the family more time to come to terms with his situation or looking at other services for assistance. A support group called P-FLAG (Parents of friends of Lesbians and Gay) help people such as Joe to handle day-to-day issues of living with HIV/AIDS.…